Local Personal News From Camp Ellis and Biddeford
Mrs. Ralph Allen of Camp Ellis is a surgical patient at the Trust hospital. Roland E. Laliberte, a student at Eymard Seminary Hyde Park N Y and son of Mr and Mrs Roland Laliberte 39 Harding street Biddeford, will arrive home Sunday to spend the holidays with his parents.
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Ralph Allen
Camp Ellis
the Trust Hospital
Roland E. Laliberte
Eymard Seminary
Hyde Park
Roland Laliberte
Harding Street
Biddeford
Ogunquit man Herbert Perkins 72 dies at home
Herbert M Perkins of Shore Road Ogunquit died Wednesday at his home aged 72. Born August 20 1888 he was a lifelong Ogunquit resident. He is survived by his widow Bessier Butterfield Perkins a nephew and several grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at 2 PM from his Ogunquit home. Donations to Heart Fund. Roger K Lucas Funeral Home York in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert M. Perkins
Shore Road
Ogunquit
Elias Albert
Mary E. ‘Donnell Perkins
Bessier (Butterfield) Perkins
York County Past Noble Grands Meet in Kennebunk
The York County Past Noble Grands association will meet in Kennebunk Monday with supper at 6 30 p m followed by the annual Christmas party and the exchange of 50 cent gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York County Past Noble Grands Association
Kennebunk
Christmas season church activities noted in Kennebunk and Wells
The Saco Salvation Army Junior Band and songs ters will meet Saturday at 9 00 a m Confessions occur at St Monica church Kennebunk from 4 to 5 pm and at St Martha Kennebunk from 4 to 8 pm Confessions at St Mary Wells Saturday 2 30 to 3 30 pm MYF members of Saco School Street Methodist meet at 9 50 am to decorate for the Sunday Christmas program White Church Biddeford hosts annual Sunday school Christmas party Saturday December 17 at 2 50 pm Christ Church junior class meets Saturday 10 30 am
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Saco Salvation Army
St Monica Church
Kennebunk
St Martha Church
St. Mary Church
Wells
MYF
Saco School Street Methodist
Biddeford
Christ Church
Saleswomen Fear Up Being Spokeswomen
AP report notes Betty Furness and Betty Crocker voice actress Adelaide Hawley step back from on screen spokes roles in a policy shift. Furness stays with Westinghouse in a consulting capacity while Hawley remains the Betty Crocker voice, both free to seek other broadcasting work and face career challenges in returning to acting or commercials.
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Betty Furness
Westinghouse
Betty Crocker
General Mills
Adelaide Hawley
Bettys
Betty Sreler
Miss Furness
Westinglife 0
Christmas Programs At Washington Street School Biddeford
Washington Street School Biddeford pupils presented classroom programs in observance of Christmas. Readings, songs, poems, and plays featured many students and grade levels with a post program party and gifts distribution led by Nancy Dow.
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Washington Street
Biddeford
Saco Beach School Holiday Announced
Dr. Frank Lawler announces holiday break for Saco and Old Orchard Beach schools. Saco closes at 2 p.m. and Old Orchard Beach at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Classes resume at normal times Tuesday January 3.
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Saco
Beach
Schoools
Old Orchard Beach
Frank Lawler
Lawler
Weather Summary for Portland and Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy and mild with rain and wind. Snow flurries by evening transition to clearing and colder air. Northeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to northwest 15 to 25 mph. Saturday sees continued wind and colder conditions with highs in the upper 20s to 30s and overnight temperatures varying across listed locales including Caribou 24 and Mt. Washington 15.
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Boston
New York
Halifax
Montreal
Camp Ellis Firemen Auxiliary Chooses Staff Officers
At a Camp Ellis firemen's auxiliary meeting last night officers were nominated for December elections. Nominating committee members were Mrs Ruth Stackpole president Mrs Alice Fastman vice president Mrs Laurette McAlevey secretary and Mrs Theresa Pendleton treasurer. The group planned the Christmas party for children at 2 30 p m Sunday at the Camp Ellis fire station and noted donations for a needy family will be collected at the next meeting.
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Camp Ellis
Marjorie Pendleton
Ruth Stackpole
Alice Fastman
Laurette McAlevey
Theresa Pendleton
Lillian Gagnon
Sunshine
Christobel Gagnon
Angela Pendleton
Hawaii
Ruth Wormwood
Belle Cote
Laura Guertin
Elsie Buzzell
Sunshine Fund
Laurette MecAlevey
Cynthia Lemay
Florence Fitch
Elsie Colson
Laura Robbins
Laurette McAleve
Lida Colmer
Breakdowns Hinder Snow Removal In Biddeford
Biddeford crews fight huge snowdrifts from Monday's storm while rain slows work. Breakdowns keep two graders idle and only one minor accident logged by noon as police and fire units handle incidents. Ellsworth reports Sam Macky Ellsworth, 73, died yesterday in a fire at his lone residence.
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Biddeford
Highway Department
Local Woman Withdraws Court Appeal and Pays Fine
Mrs. Katherine T. Slowick, 39, of 24 Dearborn Avenue Biddeford, withdrew her appeal of a decision by Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason in Biddeford municipal court and paid a $30 fine. She was arraigned December 1 on a complaint by Trooper Hollis G. Dixon alleging interference with an officer during an attempt to arrest her companion Norman Nadeau, 20, of Kennebunk for driving with a suspended license. Attorney Robert Cyr, for both defendants, requested a continuance and entered not guilty pleas. Slowick had appealed the court’s finding at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine T. Slowick
Dearborn Avenue
Biddeford
Kennebunk
Atty Robert Cyr
Circle D Church Women Meet At Tarr Home
Circle C of the Women's Fellowship of Biddeford Second Congregational Church gathered for a luncheon and Christmas party at Mrs. Clarence Tarr’s South Street home in Biddeford. Circle leader Mrs Alfred Wilcox led the business session, devotions were by Mrs H Lewis Cutler, cards were exchanged, and secret pals were revealed. Attendees included Mrs G Carrol Carter Mrs Carleton Foss Mrs Donald Fraser Mrs John Howat Mrs Leo Pratt Mrs John Moeckel Mrs Davie Shaw Mrs Clifford Gove Mrs Wayne Hutchins and hostess Mrs Clarence Tarr.
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Circle C
Women's Fellowship
Biddeford Second Congregational Church
Clarence Tarr
South Street
Biddeford
Alfred Wilcox
H. Lewis Cutler
Secre
G. Carrol Carter
Carleton Foss
Donald Fraser
John Howat
Leo Pratt
John Moeckel
Davie Shaw
Clifford Gove
Wayne Hutchins
Wentworth Street Parking Restriction Approved
Biddeford officials limited parking on Wentworth Street from South to Mason during winter to the left side only and ban parking on the right side in the South to Mason direction. The measure aims to ease snow clearance and traffic flow.
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Biddeford
Wentworth Street
Mason Streets
Mason
Birth announcements from Biddeford and surrounding towns
A stream of newborn notices lists families across Biddeford Saco Kennebunk and Camp Ellis. Daughters and sons are named with birth weights and dates from December 5 to 14 including families Kelley Guay Ouellette Boudreau Larochelle Perreault and Labonte with guardians and grandparents noted.
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the Webber
Norman J. Larochelle
Camp Ellis
Ronald A. Boudreau
School Street
Saco
Andre J. Perreault
Winter Street
Biddeford
Linda Ann
Sgt
Richard A. Larochelle
Quimby Street
Kristina Sue
Rene A. Allie
Ferry Road
David Armand
William J. Bath
Woodside Drive
Kennebunk
Anne Melissa
Robert J. Dube
Granite Street
Paulette Gloria
Raymond K. Boucher
Alfred Street
Lise Marie
William Barker
South Street
Betty Loretta
Rodger J. Labonte
Bradley — Street
Raymond Rodger
Charles Towns
Danforth Street
Richard Weiss
Alfred Read
John J. Kelley
Grimsby
England
Michael Joseph
Frank C. Kelley
Joseph Walker
Bridget Daly
Lowell
Mass
Notre Dame Hospital
Gerald Guay
Cleaves Street
Lisa Mary
Joseph Ouellette
Robert Steven
Salute To Youth Honors Biddeford High Student
The Salute to Youth winner is a Biddeford High School student with strong scientific and technical promise. He will enter a March Science Fair project on a scale model of the universe and will write and orally present the experiment.
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Biddeford High School
David A. Dansereau
St. Mary Grammar School
BHS
Leon Dansereau
Main Street
Biddeford
Margaret M. Babcock
Saco
St. Mary Church Choir
Cousens
Tiger Topics
Raymond Kenneally
Roderick Cyr
Wentworth
Saco Recount Set For Monday In Ward 1
City clerk Clifford Purvis said a recount of ballots in Ward 1 will be held Monday after a preliminary review approved by the clerk, with Republican Larry Rowe defeating Adrien Petit 78 to 77. The process begins at 6:30 p.m. at the City Clerk's office.
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Purvis
Saco
Petit
Clifford Purvis
Larry Rowe
Petion
Adrien Petit
Traffic Tieup in Kennebunk Ice Blamed for Crash
Kennebunk police directed traffic after seven cars skidded on icy Ca Mousam road causing a highway jam. Towing teams freed motorists from snowbanks with no injuries reported.
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Kennebunk
Ca Mousam
Elks Leader Visits Biddeford Saco Lodge Officials
Maine State Elks president Donald E. Edward Houston visited the Biddeford Saco lodge to discuss state funds used for youth and veterans programs. He urged greater cooperation and noted a New Year dance reservations deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Edward Houston
Maine State Elks Association
Biddeford-Saco
Edouard H. Cote
Leon F. Jones
Youth Activities Committee
Elks Children
Elks Home
Central Theater
Employee Honored At Christmas Party
About 65 employees and guests of the Biddeford Saco Water Company attended a Christmas party at the Wonderbar steak house. Amedeo Laporte received a watch on his retirement after 39 years with the company, presented by superintendent Harry M. Wooster.
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Biddeford - Saco Water Company
Wonderbar
Amedeo Laporte
Harry M. Wooster
Red Cross To Aid Patients At State Hospital
The York County chapter of the American Red Cross will present Christmas gift bags to Augusta State Hospital patients lacking relatives. Bags include four candy bars, stationery, cigarettes, and handkerchiefs, with 93 bags possible from current supplies. Donations from multiple Maine towns funded the gifts and individual items, while bags were packed by chapter members.
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Augusta State Hospital
York County
American Red Cross
Charles Tucker
Portsmouth
Tucker
Red Cross
Chester Pease
George Goodchild
Theresa County
Red Cross Production Service
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Herbert Perkins
Cynthia Lowry
AP TV
Betty Crock
Theresa, Marquis
Sharon Clothier
Charles Antonakos
Danny Davis
Philip Labbe
Sharon Tedeschi
Jonathan Haines
Kim Rayburn
Joel Wagner
Valerie Wilson
Greg Cole
Daniel Sylvester
Diane Martel
Laurette Blais
Stephen Randall
Christy Michelson
Barbara Descoteaux
Roger Precourt
Theresa Tarbox
Linda Roberts
Richard Precourt
Roger Blais
Jacqueline Boisyert
Clement CC. Moore
Nancy Dow
Linda Maxwell
Stephen Dow
Margaret Minkevitch
Jeffrey Levine
Marc Warner
Nancy Deschamba
Thomas Perkins
Phyllis Stevens
Billy, Tulaba
Murieb Hopkins
Steven Roberts
Louis Lavigne
Linda Methot
Suzanne Gagne
Jean Adejutant
Ralph Belisle
Ronald Corbett
William Cotsinas
Carol
Descoteauy
Willard Dow
Raymond Pimpare
Jean
Paul Reggap
Charlene Paquin
Mark Bowker
Deborah Chasse
Gail Wagner
Our Chimney
Clayton Ball
Joanne Roisvert
David Marcille
Joyce Strickland
Ellen Rowell
Deborah Wagner
Margaret Couture
Arthur MelIntyre
Deanna ‘Seward
John Paul Ledoux
Charles Beaudoin
Valencia Whitten
Joy Abbott
Susan Hutchins
Spiros Droggins
Spencer Droggins
Paul Gagnon
James Provencal
Patricia Ledoux
Cynthia Bunting
James Seward
Jonettes
Carols
Tonettes
Nancy Hutchinson
Kathleen Beaulieu
Carl Plourde
Nancy Demers
Karen Reggep
Maurice Poirier
Sharolyn Lowell
Thomas Pierce
Ronald Berube
Sandra Marquis
Johnny
Michael Donovan
Maurice Doucette
Vicki Garland
Janet Davis
Lanny Whitten
Nannette Currier
Andre Matthiot
George ‘Bucklin
Darlene Provencher
Richard Houle
Brian Tulaba
Steven White
Alice Roy
Darlene Brock
Celia Thompson
Jacqueline Barra
Natalie Boone
Signs of the Times
Diane Boisvert
Sandra Litwinowich
Nelda Thompson
Santa Claus
Larry Buzzell
Norman Croteau
Wildwood Hollow
Andrew Toutant
Gerard St. Ours
John Cotsinas
Raymond Moreau
Donald Beneau
Ronald Lavigne
David Poirier
Santa
Sandra Sansoucy
Rachel Coffey
Jean Dionne
Joanne Perreault
Barbara Garland
Rachel Lasante
William Currier
Robert Salvas
Wayne Gilbert
Patricia Ouellette
Linda Poirier
Louis Throumoulos
John Verrier
Deidre Berry
Rudolph
Red-Nosed Reindeer
Roxanne Clifford
Richard Staples
Charles Tufts
Terry Ross
Charles Nason
Beverly Wilbur
Roland Henaire
Raymond Wynne
Cheryl Rayburn
Bert
Bert Thompson
Camp Ellis Beach
Ellsworth
Sam Macky
Tarr
By Madeliene Davenport
David Dansereau
Elks
Twin City Club
State Hospital
Brantley
Carey Bros
Jewelers
Lucienne
Bradley Street
Elm & Green Street
Sun Oil Co
P. O. Box
Maine
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