California flood evacuations as Eel River swells in north coast
The Associated Press reports more than 2,000 people evacuated across northern California and nearby states as heavy rain and winds lash the Far West. In Eel River Valley towns such as Weott and Myers Flat and communities near Orrick, Pepperwood, and Johnson Creek area in Portland, residents fled rising waters. Weather warned 27 foot river crest. other regions faced snow, blizzards, and cold, with 14 deaths in Washington from a week of cold.
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Associated Press
California
Oregon
Washington
Portland
Orrick
Calif
Eureka
Eel River Valley
Weatt
Weather Bureau
Humboldt County Sheriff's Office
Pepperwood
Myers Flat
Phillipsville
Plateau
Idaho
Montana
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
Ketchum
Sun Valley
Kakima
Interstate 90
Moses Lake
George
Cascade Mountain
Cayuse
Klickitat River
Glendale
Com
San Francisco
Johnson Creek
Oregon Coast
Newport
North Bend
Eugene
Brookings
U.S. 101
Piercy
Garberville
Northwest
Missoula
Kalispell
Montana-Idaho
Lost Trail Pass
Cut Bank
Mont
Fort Myers
Florida
Caribou
Maine
Hugh Marshall Named To Post On Economic Council
Hugh Marshall of Biddeford Economic Development Commission has been appointed to serve on the New England Council for Economic Research and Development. The request came from President-elect Everett Ware Smith. The first workshop is set for Jan. 19 in Boston.
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Hugh Marshall
Biddeford Economic Development Commission
New England Council For Economic Research and Development
George W. Heston
Heston
Everett Ware Smith
Boston
Libbys Buy Ranch Homes on Evanthia Drive Biddeford
Mr and Mrs Philip L Libby purchase a three bedroom ranch at 4 Evanthia Drive Biddeford with living room kitchen and bath from Atty George E Brickates for residence. Mr and Mrs Arthur J Dupre Jr buy a three bedroom ranch at 5 Evanthia Drive Biddeford from the same attorney. The Dupres acquire the property at 32 Pepperell Street Saco, a two story home with attached garage for residence, brokered by Beeney Realtor, 194 Main St, Saco.
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Philip L. Libby
Evanthia Drive
Biddeford
George E. Brickates
Libbys
Arthur J. Du‘pre Jr
the Dupres
Pepperell St
Saco
Gerard Deschenes
Albert Nadeau
Nadeau
WN. P.S Contral
Beeney Realtor
Main St
Aco
Masses Announced In Kennebunk Area
Schedules for Christmas Masses and confessions at St. Monica's St. Martha's and St. Mary's Churches in Kennebunkport Wells Beach. Confessions and Mass times include Thursday evening slots and midnight Mass on Christmas Eve with morning services on Christmas Day.
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Masses
Kennebunk Area
Kennebunk
St. Monica’s Church
Here
St. Martha’s Church
Kennebunkport
St. Mary’s Church
Wells Beach
Hot Springs National Park Health Resort in Arkansas
Hot Springs National Park is a federally owned health resort located in Arkansas. The site functions as a historic federal property providing spa style health facilities and natural thermal waters for public use.
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Hot Springs National Park
Arkansas
Textile Firm Ready To Buy Worumbo Mill
LISBON FALLS AP Rob ert G. Fromkin Inc of New York woolen textile maker is ready to buy the closed Worumbo mill if the community can raise 100000 to meet the 1 million purchase price. Lisbon Industrial Development Corp president John D. Harris expects the amount to be raised in 10 days to meet the offer deadline. The plan relies on Area Redevelopment Administration support and six percent bonds. If completed the plant will reopen Jan 4 as Lisbon Weaving Corp employing about 250 initially, expanding to 400 or more.
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Lisbon Falls
Robert G. Fromkin Inc
New York
Worumbo
John D. Harris
Lisbon Industrial Development Corp
Area Redevelopment Administration
Harris
Worumboivision
J.P. Stevens Co
Fromkin
Lisbon Weaving Corp
Fairfield
Waterville
Stevens Co
Stevens
Biddeford Troop 308 Hosts Christmas Party at St Josephs
Biddeford Boy Scout Troop 308 held a Christmas party at St Joseph's Parish Hall sponsored by the women's auxiliary led by Mrs Ruby Charland. Rev Sylvia Levesque addressed attendees and distributed gifts. Roger Normand won a special award while a pizza line preceded announcements for the next meeting on January 4. Attending scouts and auxiliary members are listed.
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Biddeford
St. Joseph’s Parish
Women’s Auxiliary
Ruby Charland
Sylvia Levesque
Roger Normand
Roger Borduas
Denis Perron
William Shaw
Donald Elie
Arthur Roberge
Richard Morin
Rene Simard
Robert Bourassa
Michael Boissonneault
Jacques Brunelle
Roger Gagnon
Robert Elie
Andrew Cote
Kenneth Ribaudo
Tobie
Boucher
Michael Lemelin
Raymond Hebert
Richard Thibault
Michael Ga
Arthur Brunelle
John P. Joncas
Leon J. Lamb Jr
Gerard Collard
Raymond Goudreau
Oscar Normand
Father Levesque
Christmas pageant joy and town notes in Kennebunk
About 75 attended the Unitarian Church Christmas pageant and party where Mrs John Dresser read The Night Before Christmas and carols were led by Mrs Harold Scott. Santa distributed gifts as Henry Kingsbury, Oberlin senior, arrives for vacation with his parents.
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Unitarian Church
John Dresser
Harold Scott
Walter Moulton
Henry Dickinson
Santa l
Henry Kingsbury
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
Theodore O. Kingsbury
Summer Street
Pauline Lizotte
Joseph Lizotte
Webber Hospital
Lizotte
Lizette
Route 1
Fletcher Street
Carol Durgin
U.S. Army Wacs
Fort Monroe
Mary Durgin
Main Street
Lannual
Municipa
Kennebunk Rotary Club
Colin Campbell
Kennebunk Fire Department
Maine Turnpike
Martha Williams
Portland
Methodist Church Welcomes New Members in Worship
Old Orchard Beach Washington Avenue Methodist Church welcomed new members Mr and Mrs Clayton Harding Mr and Mrs Arthur Dickson Jr Rev John Dame Rev Elsie Dame Karen and Kelvin Dame Mr and Mrs William Strang Carl Gilbert and Mrs Dean Speed on Sunday morning. A Christmas program followed with the Church School presenting a movie The Christmas Spirit and carols led by the Junior choir.
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Old Orchard Beach
Washington Avenue Methodist Church
Clayton Harding
Arthur Dickson Jr
John Dame
Elsie Dame
Karen
Kelvin Dame
William Strang
Carl Gilbert
Dean Speed
Command Change at Saco CAP Squadron Marked at Party
Cadets of the Saco Squadron Civil Air Patrol held their Christmas party at the Saco Recreation Center where a formal change of command occurred. Capt Alexander Hamilton thanked staff and cadets and passed the squadron charter to Lt Edith C Halasz, who received her first lieutenant insignia.
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Saco
Civil Air Patrol
Saco Recreation Center
Charles Mistos
Morticians
Thornton Academy
Alexander Hamilton
Edith C. Halasz
Catholic Youngsters Attend Yale Party
More than 200 children and their parents from St. Martha's Kennebunkport and St. Monica's Kennebunkport joined a Christmas party at Consolidated School. Rev. William J. Kelly and Rev. John S. Munroe attended. Santa, played by Richard Noble, distributed candy boxes and bags of goodies after carols. Confraternity teachers led refreshments and the group collected money for Christmas baskets instead of gifts.
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Kennebunkport
St. Martha’s
St. Monica’s
Kennebunk
Consolidated School
William J. Kelly
John S. Munroe
Santa Claus
Richard Noble
Leslie Adams Jr
Santa
Timothy Mahrt
Kendrick Holbrook Sr
Emery Huff
Edward Graham
David Walley
Robert Johnson
Bankruptcy Petition Filed In U S District Court Portland
Roger R Metayer of Biddeford shoe work files a bankruptcy petition listing liabilities of 3031 and assets of 178 with 75 exempt. Dorothy A Smith of Biddeford shoe worker files a wage earner plan showing liabilities of 827 and no assets.
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Portland
U. District Court
Roger R Metayer
Biddeford Shoe
Dorothy A. Smith
Varney Nominated For District Court Judgeship
Augusta AP report says Secretary of State Paul A. MacDonald faces a sixth district judgeship if Democrats gain control. Gov Reed posted MacDonald s nomination for confirmation December 30. Also named were George D Varney to the 10th district bench and other state nominations in the Maine judiciary and public commissions.
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Augusta
Secreta
Paul A. MacDonald
Reed
Mace
Donald
Kenneth M. Curtis
MacDonald
Coopers Mill
Knox
Lincoln
Sagadahoe
State Senate
George D. Varney
Eliot
York County
Saco
John G. Smith
Kennebunkport
Maine Real Estate Commission
Philip H. Marx
Rumford
William J. Harvey
Portland
Maine Committee On
Alex Caughran
Orono
Daniel F. Ha
Brunswick
Cumberland ‘County
Harv and
Hanley
Hope Circle Holds Auction At Beach
Hope Circle met at Miss Dorothy Garland’s Imperial Street home in OLD ORCHARD BEACH. President Mrs Frances Dickson led a brief business session before a silent auction to raise funds for the church. Refreshments followed with a long list of attendees including Mrs Pris cilla Skilling and Mrs Margaret Milliken among others.
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Old Orchard Beach
Hope Circle
Dorothy Garland
Imperial Street
Frances Dickson
Priscilla Skilling
Margaret Milliken
Avice Dumaine
Violet Mewer
Hazel McLaughlin
Mary Mewer
May Slaney
Hellen Buzzell
Shirley Souza
Reynolds Leads Maine Maritime Academy Naval Science Dept
Lt Cmdr Keith A Reynolds 41 of North Haven Harbor has been appointed head of the naval science department at the Maine Maritime Academy. He brings 22 years of active naval service to the post, succeeding Lt Cmdr Charles Mallas.
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Castine
Keith A. Reynolds
North
Least Harbor
Naval Science Department
Maine Maritime Academy
Reynolds
Charles Mallas
Notable attendees at the social gathering noted
The event lists attendees including Mr Ton, Mrs Frances Dickson, Miss Harriet Fogg, Miss Ky Garland and two guests Mrs Elizabeth Garland and Rev. John Dame, indicating a formal social function with multiple named participants.
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Biddeford High School
Future Teachers of America
Future Homemakers of America
BHS
James Chretien
FTA
Rae Mathieu
Joseph Plamondon
Margaret Mailhot
FHA
Paul Stebbins
Jeanne Jones
Elaine Petit
James Murphy
Biddeford & Saco Gas CO
Lth
AMICA
Commode
Boy Scout
Edmund Cashen
Dial
Methodist Church
Saco Squadron
CAP
Yale
Varney
Wells DeMolay
Yule
Wells
Brewster
Ireland
Alber G. la Pierre
Gerald LaPierre
Highpine
Herbert Hill
Herb’s Radio and Television
Canada
Attisky
Distillers
OFC Teche
Warren
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