Local Personal Notices From Biddeford and Searsport
Personal items list Biddeford residents with hospital stays and vacations including Mrs. Mary Cantara at Notre Dame Hospital and William J. McNally at Maine Medical Center. Also notes Miss Jane Chadbourne on vacation from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing and several Biddeford and area employees at Butler's Department Store during the holidays.
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Mary Cantara
Pool St
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Eleanor Jacobs
Marjorie
St. Petersburg
William J. McNally
Old Orchard Beach
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Jane Chadbourne
Andrew Chadbourne
Alfred St
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Butler's Department Store
Charlotte Cassavant
Harrison Ave
Doris Gaton
Guinea Road
Raine Olson
Victory Lane
Cecile Borduas
Graham St
Muriel Gagne
Taylor St
Dolores Cyr
Bacon St
Pauline Rouillard
Union St
Virginia Sawyer
Temple St
Saco
Patricia Johnson
St. John St
Jean Hinds
Francis St
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Christmas Party
The Biddeford VFW Auxiliary meets at 7 tonight at the Wonderbar Steak House Biddeford for a Christmas party and $1 gift exchange. A business meeting at 8:30 in the City Building will follow.
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Biddeford
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Wonderbar
Church Notes Prayer Services Move Across Biddeford Wells
The mid week prayer and praise service is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Biddeford United Baptist church Holy Communion will be celebrated Tuesday at 6 a m in Christ Episcopal church Biddeford A prayer meeting is planned Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Fall Gospel church Route 9 A Wells The Home League of the Saco Salvation Army meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m A service of Carols and Candies will be at 11 15 a m Christmas Eve at the United Church of Christ Biddeford
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Biddeford United Baptist Church
Christ
Episcopal Church
Biddeford
Gospel Church
Wells
The
Saco Salvation Army
Marriage Intentions Filed In Saco Clerk Office
The Saco City Clerk records marriage intentions for Donald Joseph Lavoie of Biddeford and Suzanne Marie Tardiff of Saco. The filing lists their names and street addresses, indicating plans to marry.
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Saco
Donald Joseph Lavoie
Pike
Market declines resume amid tax selling and mixed results
New York stocks fell in uneven trading as yearend tax considerations influenced activity. Big gainers were pulled back while some copper names rose on forecasts of higher next year output. The AP average slipped 4 to 284.7, Dow off 2.52 at 759.56, with Polaroid, Control Data, Xerox and others leading declines.
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New York
Associated Press
Dow Jones
Polaroid
Xerox
Kennecott
Anaconda
Phelps Dodge
American
Pan American World Airways
At&t
Merck
General Motors
Ford Chrysler
Colby William G. 90 funeral held in Kennebunk
Funeral services for William G Colby 90 of Fletcher Street and Wells summer resident were held at Angell Funeral Home 9 Dane Street at 1 30 p m Rev Fred Holmberg officiated with Masonic rites. Interment Highpine Cemetery Wells. He was a retired lumberman born December 17 1873 in Wells son of Jackson J and Emma Ricker Colby. Survived by widow a son Raymond W Colby Wells three stepsons Warren L Walker Hollis Center H Kenneth Walker Norwalk Conn and James H Walker Yarmouth nine great grandchildren several nieces and nephews.
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Kennebunk
William G. Colby
Fletcher Street
Wells
Winnie Walker Colby
Angell
Dane St
Fred Holmberg
Christ Church
Highpine
Jackson J
Emma (Ricker) Colby
Highpine Lodge
A. F
A. M
Raymond W Colby
Warren L. Walker
Hollis Center
H. Kenneth Walker
Norwalk
Conn
James H Walker
Yarmouth
Fayette G Lobley Dies After Brief Illness at Westbrook
Fayette G Lobley 65 of 41 Webster Ave Westbrook formerly of Saco and Greenville S C died unexpectedly Friday evening after a brief illness Born May 18 1898 in Guilford he served in World War I with the 26th Division 103rd Infantry in France He worked 20 years as a parts interpreter for Saco Lowell Shops retiring last May Surviving are his widow Ruth Whitten a son Walter Lobley Winston Salem NC a daughter Vera Marston Waterboro six grandchildren and several cousins Funeral services were to be held at 2 pm from Hay and Peabody Funeral Home Dunstan Corner Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford at a later date
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Westbrook
Fayette
Fay) G. Lobley
Webster Ave
Saco
Greenville
S.C
Guilford
Isaac B
Mary (Grady) Lobley
Old Town
U.S
France
Massachusetts
Saco-Lowell
Saco Lodge
Walter Lobley
Winston-Salem
N.C
Vernice Marston
Waterboro
Hay and Peabody Funeral Home
Dunstan Corner
Scarborough
Woodlawn
Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Jessie Smith Niles held in Saco
Funeral services for Mrs Jessie Smith Niles of Portland Avenue Old Orchard Beach were conducted Saturday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco with Rev Norman J Lang pastor of School Street Methodist Church Saco presiding Interment followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery
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Jessie Smith Niles
Portland Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Norman J. Lang
School Street Methodist Church
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Minor Blaze At Pepperell Triggers Repeated Fire Runs
Biddeford fire crews were summoned to multiple minor chimney and loom fires over Saturday and Sunday. Alarms at 89 Hill St and 196 Elm St involved Engine 5 Tank 1 Ladder 2, with recalls set by 11:13 am and 4:29 pm respectively. A Sunday 3:54 am blaze at Pepperell Mfg Co loom setting the floor alar m ended with a 4:45 am recall.
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Biddeford
Hill St
Recall
Elm St
Roland Boutin
Miracle Of Christmas Told At First Parish Church
Rev. Paul K. Weimer preached the Miracle of Christmas at the First Parish Congregational Church in Saco using creche figures for children. Special music featured organ preludes Puer Natus Est and March of the Magi Kings, the Snow Lay on the Ground sung by the Cherub Choir, A Cathedral Choir anthem and a Japanese Christmas Carol by the Chapel Choir.
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Paul K. Weimer
First Parish
Saco
Carl Deis Jr
Titcomb
Dubois
Women's Fellowship of the Church
Childing
Naylor
Cathedral
Davis
Chapel
Heart attack sparks hobby earning blue ribbons for Louisville man
Otis Livingston a 59 year old Louisville accountant and loan company treasurer took up a hobby after a heart attack and won a batch of blue ribbons.
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Louisville, Ky
Otis Livingston
Louisville Accountant and Loan Company
Snowy Portland Weather Warns of Heavy Snow Tonight
Heavy snow and hazardous driving warnings issued for Portland tonight with gusty northeast winds. Snow accumulations exceed six inches, easing by Tuesday afternoon as winds diminish and temperatures fall into the teens. Gale conditions are forecast along the coast with improving skies expected later.
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Portland
Fragmentary Schedule Snippet Shows Time Marks
A garbled OCR snippet lists scattered times and codes such as 3:48 4:06 9:52 10:22 and 5:41 6:11, with decoy labels like December THIa and A.M. P.M. The text lacks clear events or entities, offering no verifiable person, place, or organization to anchor a fuller summary.
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Thia
Priest Assigned to South America Mission from St Francis College
Rev. Frederick Belanger O.F.M assistant to the president of St Francis College begins a three month mission in South America visiting Franciscan and other Canadian missions in Lima Tingo Maria and Iquito in Peru Bra zil and Rio de Janeiro Brazil. He will visit Sisters of Notre Dame with a leper hospital at a Franciscan Mission and preaches first in Lima on January 2. Belanger previously served as French secretary to the General of the Franciscan Order from 1937 to 1939, conducting missions in Rome and Jerusalem.
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Frederick Belanger
O.F.M
St. Francis College
Clarence Laplante
Montreal
South America
Father Belanger
Lima
Tingo Maria
Iquinto
Per
Bra
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Sisters of Notre Dame
Franciscan Order
Rome
Jerusaem
Saco Methodists Mark Christmas With Programs
Christmas Sunday at Saco School Street Methodist Church featured a morning worship service and an evening pageant The Nations Tell of Christmas with nativity cast readers and songs by the junior choir and congregation Notable participants included Rev Norman J Langmaid Miss Carol Tarbox Martha Rae Worcester Linda Rumery Donna Elwell Patricia Norrad and Jeffrey Griffith among others Also mentions Livingston winning blue ribbons for needlework at state fairs and a note about a husband observing his wife at work
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Saco School Street Methodist Church
Carol Tarbox
Martha Rae Worcester
Linda Rumery
Donna Elwell
Patricia Norrad
Louise Norrad
Lillian Herrick
Norman J. Langmaid
Paul Merry
Membership and Evangelism Commission
Langmaid
Jeffrey Griffith
Merrill ‘Thompson
Daniel Sylvester
Thomas F. Vining
Thomas Frederick Vinin
Jay Stevens
Stephanie Butler
Elsie Lane
Mary Rollins
James Rennie
Phyllis Lariviere
Donald Moore
Merrill Thompson
June Seanard
Thomas Vining
Ruth Mitchell
Kathleen Benoit
Katherine Andrews
Donald Prokey
Gregory Prokey
Nena Strombom
Marie Lariviere
Joyce Stevens
Arthur Emmons
Russell Randall
Joyce Rumery
Virginia Randall
Franklin Bown Jr
Mary
Jane Stevens
Rosemary Robinson
Stephen Emerson
Sue Ann Brown
Audrey Allen
Donna Allen
Kevin Birkemose
Pamela Emerson
Allan Seanard
Angela Coito
Bond Denial Flags Ruby Court Appearance in Kennedy Case
Dallas night club operator Jack Ruby appeared in court guarded by deputies for a bond hearing over Lee Harvey Oswald’s murder. Bond was denied as District Attorney Wade argued no bond exists in capital cases. Ruby’s legal team contends the denial illegal.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Kennedy
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Atty
Henry
Four Shot Slayings at Ottawa Church Rectory
Four persons were shot to death as two armed brothers tried to steal a collection box from a Roman Catholic rectory next to a Mass in Ottawa. A fifth person was wounded. Roger Binette, 21, killed himself. Reginald, 17, surrendered and was charged with capital murder. Police found two guns and masks on the brothers. victims include Paul Mercier, Alberto Guindon, Doralise Bechard, and a second-floor occupant.
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Ottawa
Roger Binette
Reginald
Canada
Leo Binette
Church of Christ the King
Paul Mercier
Sherbrooke
Que
Alberto Guindon
Guilaume Chevrier
Doralise Bechard
Agathe Jensen
Father Chevrier
Gerard Therrien
Mercier
John Horner
Roger LaCroix
LeCroix
Traffic Mishaps Occur In Saco
Theresa L. Brooks 50 of Old Orchard Beach was parked on Beach Street Saco when her car was struck by a vehicle driven by Robert A. Simkowitz 22 of Biddeford which skidded on an icy spot. Damages to Brooks car about 82.89 dollars Simkowitz vehicle damage about 50 dollars. A car driven by Paul M Currier 19 of West Kennebunk could not stop and touched Richard H. Vose 42 of Saco at Main and Water Streets. Vose left rear fender damaged about 50 dollars Currier grill and left front fender about 60 dollars.
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Theresa L. Brooks
Atlantic Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Beach Street
Saco
Robert A. Simkowitz
Wentworth St
Biddeford
Brooks
Simkowitz
Paul M Currier
West Kennebunk
Richard H. Vose
Lakonia Sinking Narrows Rescue Efforts Near Madeira
Survivors report a Greek and German crew as fires raged aboard the Lakonia 180 miles north of Madeira. Among the passengers were four Americans and eight Germans with one Canadian on the list. Rescue ships Montcalm Salta and others aided as the liner burned after the explosion. The Lakonia, once Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt, built in 1930, was en route to Madeira.
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P. Pilcer
Margate
England
Madeira
Independence
Stratheden
Azores
RAF
Shackleton
Gibraltar
Montcalm
Lakonia
Salta
General Steamship Company Ltd
Greece
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Amsterdam
C. Hoyst
Hove
Pope Paul VI Starts Jerusalem Pilgrimage With Cross
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI will open his Holy Land trip by carrying a wooden cross along Jerusalem s Via Dolorosa, his first stop in the city. He arrives Jan 4 for a three day pilgrimage with Christmas broadcasts beginning today and a schedule through Jan 6. In Hammond Indiana a chemical fire at a warehouse killed firefighter Francis Volk 32 and sent 25 plus to hospitals while crews battled flames in subzero weather for over six hours.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Paul VI
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Dolorosa
Christ
Via Dolorosa
Paul
Hammond
Ind
Francis Volk
Illiana Storage Co
St. Margaret's Hospital
Pullman-Standard Division
Pullman, Inc
Saco Resident Pleads Guilty On Beer Charge
Charles H. Graffam Jr., 19, of Louden Road Saco, paid a $10 fine in Biddeford Municipal Court after pleading guilty to illegal possession of beer. The charge was filed by Biddeford Police Officer Raymond Langevin. The session was led by Associate Judge Gerald C. Nason. Earlier, Richard Nadeau of 106 Bradbury St Biddeford paid a $10 fine after being found guilty of assault and battery on Richard Marion.
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Charles H. Graffam Jr
Louden Road
Saco
Biddeford
Atty
John J. Harvey
Raymond Langevin
Gerald C. Nason
Richard Nadeau
Bradbury St
Richard Marion
Nadeau
Nason
Aid Bill Faces Long Session and Delayed Adjournment
House Democratic leader Carl Albert warned there would be no adjournment until aid legislation passes. The 88th Congress starts January 7, with a contentious foreign aid bill over private credit insurance for shipments to Communist countries. A compromise allows credit for national interest with reports to Congress within 30 days. If Rules sends the bill to the floor, a 24 hour layover may apply unless two thirds vote to proceed. Senate leader Mike Mansfield suspended most business, pledging no action this week unless House acts, while vowing to seek compromise with Everett Dirksen for final action.
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House
Johnson
Senate
House Conference Committee
Conference Committee
Congress
Rules Committee
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Tobacco seeds may stretch smoking supply for years
In Louisville Kentucky an AP report notes a tiny tobacco seed packet the size of a cigarette pack could sustain smoking for a long time. About 450000 seeds fill the ouice. Two teaspoons full can plant an acre of tobacco.
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Tiny Tobacco Seeds
Louisville, Ky
Two Traffic Mishaps Listed In Biddeford
Biddeford police report two traffic accidents over the past week. At Five Points around 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Paul L. Kimball 41 of Arun del said his 1957 station wagon was struck by a 1962 sedan driven by Saul A. Arnold 41 of Portland injuring passenger Joseph Whealan 8 who was treated and released. Early Sunday at 6:15 p.m. on Graham Street Leo L. Shrout 30 of 20 Kossuth Street was rear ended by a 1963 sedan driven by Ronald A. Labbe 20 of 36 Acorni Street who said he could not stop on the slippery roadway.
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Biddeford
Paul L. Kimball
Arundel
Saul A. Arnold
Portland
Wagion
Joseph Whealan
Kimball
Webber Hospital
Leo L. Shrout
Kossuth
Biddeford Residents Awarded at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Two Biddeford residents, Jules Beaudoin an engineering draftsman, and T. R. Dyer of the Planning Department, received awards at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Beaudoin earned a superior accomplishment award from Cmdr. C. R. Bryan while Dyer received a beneficial suggestions award.
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Biddeford
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Jules Beaudoin
Cmdr
C. R. Bryan
T. R. Dyer
Dyer
Planning Department
Missing cancer donation container reported at Brother's Pharmacy
Saco Police report a cancer donation container missing from Brother's Pharmacy beside the cash register. The discovery was made yesterday at 10 m with only one employee present. Officers Charles Desper and Earle Jamieson Jr. are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iat Brother’s
Saco
Waste Collection At Beach Postponed
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Leon Jones town manager announced today that the waste collection planned for Wednesday will be postponed to Thursday. The change affects residents and waste crews in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Leon Jones
Furnace Backfire Damages Old Orchard Beach Home
A floor furnace backfired at the Theodore Chate residence 9 Westland Ave Old Orchard Beach yesterday. Firefighters were summoned at 2 12 p m to switch it off and returned to the station at 2 23 p m with no injuries reported.
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Old Orchard Beach
Theodore Chate
Westland Ave
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