Holidays Cast Light On Local Figures
Mrs. Collard, 23 Hardily a need, is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Roland C. Noel, Moody Bible Institute student, visits parents at 196 Elm St., Biddeford. Representative-elect Plato Truman of Biddeford travels to Palm Beach and Caribbean before duties in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collard
Webber Hospital
Roland CC. Noel
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
of Noel
Elm St
Biddeord
Plato Truman
Biddeford
Palm Beach
Fla
Caribbean
Augusta
Church notes and Christian formation events listed
A Prayer and Praise Service is set for Friday at 7 30 p m at the Tie Christian Church parsonage in Biddeford Corner Hill and Chapel. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes for Grades 6 8 meet Friday after school at St Monica s Kennebunk. C C D for Grades 1 5 at the church Saturday 9 30 a m. The Crusader Choir for Grades 4 8 of Biddeford Foss Street and South Biddeford Methodist churches rehearse tonight at 6 30 with adult Sanctuary choir at 7 30 led by Mrs Carl Deis and organist Miss Mary Robbins. Higher Grade Cadets of the Saco Salvation Army meet Friday at 8 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Biddeford
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Monica's Church
Kennebunk
Crusader
Biddeford Foss Street
South Biddeford
Carl Deis
Mary Robbins
Saco Salvation Army
US weighs Saigon coup impact on South Viet Nam
Washington sources hope the Saigon generals' semi coup is temporary and a path to a stable government. U.S. backing Taylor to build a broadly based regime, while warning against cutting aid which could aid Communist insurgents. Khanh’s role and unity amid political upheaval remain focal points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Saigon
South
Viet Nam
High National Council
Maxwell D. Taylor
Johnson
U.S
South Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
Taylor
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
United States
Deaths KENNEBUNK Warren Lamoreaux dies at 77 in Scarborough
Kennebunk resident Warren S Lamoreaux aged 77 died Wednesday in a Scarborough nursing home after living in this town 18 months. Born October 24, 1887 in Lynn Massachusetts he was son of Frederick A and Etta Lamoreaux. Survived by daughter Mrs Richard Hazlett of Kennebunk two sons Richard S of Carlisle Massachusetts and Philip M of Shirley Massachusetts two sisters Mrs Charles Sanford and Mrs Frederick Armitage of Lynn and 12 grandchildren Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Bedford Funeral Home Bedford Massachusetts with interment in Shawsheen Cemetery Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
S. Warren Lamoreaux
Bedford
Mass
Scarborough
Lynn
Frederick A
Etta (Sprague) Lamoreaux
Richard Hazlett
Richard S
Carlisle
Philip M
Shirley
Charles Sanford
Frederick Armitage
Bedford Funeral Home
Shawsheen Cemetery
VFW Auxiliary to Honor John Pierce in Biddeford
Members of Biddeford Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary meet at 7 30 tonight at Cosgrove Funeral Home 326 Elm St Biddeford to pay respects to John Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
John Pierce
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy A Free
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy A Free aged 58 were held yesterday at Shumway Funeral Home Saco officiated by Rev Stanley A Bennett of Saco United Baptist Church. Entombment Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford with burial planned in spring at Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford. Bearers were Robert Rowe James Free James Wood and George Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy A. Free
Glenwood Ave
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Alarmed Biddeford firefighters respond to sprinkler alarm at Grafton Lumber
Biddeford firefighters were dispatched to Grafton Lumber Co on Smith Street yesterday after a broken pipe triggered the sprinkler system. They found no fire and cleared the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Grafton Lumber Co
Smith Street
Funeral services for John B. Pierce in Biddeford
Funeral services for John B. Pierce, who died from injuries in a automobile accident, will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church in Biddeford with a requiem high mass. Interment follows in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at Cosgrove Funeral Home, 326 Elm Street, Biddeford, today and tomorrow from 2-5 and 7-10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Pierce
St. Mary’s Church
Biddeford
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
Navy relaxes policy on gifts amid standards shift
The Navy eased its gifts rule for personnel, allowing customary exchanges with personal friends and relatives for social amenities and minor items while still forbidding conflicts of interest. The policy, issued after the Defense Department tightened rules, seeks discretion for individuals to judge propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Navy
Defense Department
Pentagon
Defense
Council backs plan for nonpartisan state insurance board
Augusta AP reports the Executive Council backs a plan to create a self supporting, nonpartisan state insurance board. A study committee recommended this to free the State Insurance Department for regulatory work and end the current awarding of state insurance business to seven main agents who then distribute it to agents statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Puritan Law of 1644 Fines Christmas Celebrations
A Puritan statute from 1644 imposed stiff fines and even jail sentences on anyone found guilty of celebrating Christmas.
Weather outlook with showers and mild tonight
Cloudy conditions bring occasional rain or drizzle and mild temperatures tonight, with lows from the mid 30s in the north to the 40s in the south. Fog is likely along the coast. Friday brings mostly cloudy skies and widespread showers, covering 60 to 80 percent of the area, and noticeably warmer conditions.
Christmas Shadows Across War and Peace News At A Glance
A digest of tense world events recounts South Vietnamese leaders resisting U S pressure while U S aims to pressure a settlement. Nasser shocks Washington with blunt rebuke. Fulbright withdraws from steering foreign aid bills. Johnson presses federal budget plans. Air Force panel to merge reserves by Jan 25. Western rivers flood, 28 dead, thousands displaced. A 750 passenger airliner is envisioned if economical. Christmas moods clash with conflict as a soldier writes home from Mekong Delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J.W. Fulbright
Senate
Johnson
Air Force
Air Reserve
Air National Guard
South Viet Nam
Mekong
Reed Nominates Arthur Maxwell for State Posts
Gov Reed names Debi Cooper of Portland to the State Committee on Children and Youth and nominates Arthur F Maxwell of Biddeford to the Economic Advisory Board plus Charles B Rodway Jr of West Falmouth as Cumberland County clerk of courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Debi Cooper
Portland
Reed
State Committee On Children and Youth
Arthur F. Maxwell
Biddeford
Economic Advisory Board
Charles B. Rodway Jr
West Falmouth
Cumberland County
News Analyst Requests Santa Claus for Better Names and U.S. Image
An Associated Press column in Washington invites Santa to help the United States with easier to say names for leaders and to improve global perception. It jokes about Khrushchev’s mispronunciation, references Brezhnev and Kosygin, and mocks politicians, the GOP, and U.S. leadership while noting strained diplomacy with the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Associated Press News
Washington (Ap
Mr. Claus
United States
Viet Nam
Nikita Khrushchevy
Krooscheff
Khrushchev
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kremlin
Johnson
Aristotle Jefferson
Mohandas O’dwyer
Communist Party
Dean Burch
National Committee
Barry Goldwater
Burch
Congress
House
Rep
Charles Halleck
Indiana
United Nations
With
Financial Emergency Forces WILDOOD Patrol to Dissolve
WILDWOOD, Tr. AP The patrol is dissolving due to debts on a patrol car and radio gear with reimbursements to members totaling 2485 dollars. Treasurer Joseph Viehl reports only 44.77 dollars cash on hand. Seventeen residents voted, 16 in favor, allowing commissioners to dissolve the corporation after a campaign that raised under 50 dollars from about 500 residents contacted for contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildood, Tr
Wildwood, Sr. (Ap
Patrol
Joseph Viehl
Paul Klugiewicz
Reed Christmas with Maine First Family at Blaine House
Gov. Reed will spend Christmas at the Blaine House with Maine’s First Family. His office said Wednesday the governor and his family have no special plans for the holiday.
Maurice Coomer Medical Patient at Maine Medical Center
Maurice Coomer of Longwood Avenue Old Orchard Beach remains admitted as a surgical patient at Maine Medical Center in Portland awaiting further treatment and recovery updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Coomer
Longwood Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Poisson Completes Combat Training at Camp Lejeune
Marine Pvt. A. A. Poisson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Poisson of Old Orchard Beach, has completed four weeks of individual combat training at the First Infantry Training Regiment, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune North Carolina. The regiment trains new Marines in tactical and combat skills essential for battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Poisson
Ernest A. Poisson
Adelaide Road
Old Orchard Beach
First Infantry Training Regiment
Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Two Youngsters Fined At Beach Incident
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Frank Fowler Jr. 15 of Saco Avenue and Maurice Z. Paquette 17 of 47 Central Park Ave. appeared before Trial Justice Wesley M. Mewer. Fowler pled guilty to operating a vehicle without a license and Paquette to illegal transportation of liquor. Both fines of 10 dollars were suspended and each was placed on one year probation. Paquette's license was suspended for 10 days. Fowler drove the car that ran out of control on Seaside Avenue Monday night, ending against a cement block wall. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Wesley M. Mewer
Frank Fowler Jr
Saco Avenue
Maurice Z. Paquette
Central Park Ave
Fowler
Mewer
Paquette
Seaside Avenue
Biddeford Resident Struck By Auto
Biddeford resident Ernest Lapointe, 65, of 44 Pool Street, was struck by a car at Pool and Alfred Streets. He was hospitalized at Webber Hospital with X rays to his left shoulder, leg, and hip, treated and released after the investigation. The driver was Francis W. Condon, 46, of Kennebunk Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Pool
Alfred
Ernest Lapointe
Pool St
Webber Hospital
Francis W. Condon
Kennebunk Beach
Union Election Results Listed
Union election results from Pepperell Workers Local 305 show seven executive board members chosen from 14 candidates led by Richard Labbe with 600 votes and Roland Grenier 535, Raymond Billodeau 513, Ralph Gagne 500, Rachel Krasko 490, Bea Itrice Provencher 464, plus detailed totals for other nominees. Six joint board delegates, from 12 candidates, included Ralph Oliver 604, Donald Nolette 615, GerardMontembeau 510, Raymond Gaudette 482, Lionel Bouffard 551, Lillian Tardif 570. and six joint board alternates from 10 candidates included Richard Perrin 605, Emma Daniels 590, Conrad Grenier 582, Marcel Martel 560, Richard Belisle 540, Mildred Linnie 535. Top officer results were released by union officials yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepperell Workers Local
Afl-Cio-Clc
Richard Labbe
Roland Grenier
Raymond Billodeau
Ralph Gagne
Rachel Krasko
Bea Itrice Provencher
Raymond iPruneau
Henry Rocray
Ronald J. Nolette
Antonio Marchand
Frederick Bailey
Conrad Pelletier
Leo Laverriere
Irenee Tousignant
Union
Ralph Oliver
Donald Nolette
Gerard Monttembeau
Raymond Gaud Ette
Lionel Bouffard
Rene St. Ours
Jewel Basinger
Gertrude Sexton
Boy Scout Troop 303 Hosts Yule Party
After a regular meeting Biddeford Boy Scout Troop 303 held a Christmas party at the United Church of Christ in Biddeford. Scouts and leaders including Scoutmaster James Hussey, John Stansberry, Wilfred Caouette, Michael Pierce, Glenn Baker, Steven Morris, Richard Cote, Thomas Gionest, Denis Deschambault, Ronald Mansfield, Carl Phillips, Kent Norton, John Ledoux, James Provencal, David Cote, John MecGary, James Seward, Sue Gosselin, Jeffery Davis enjoyed games, gifts, and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Boy Scout
Lay 303
United Church of Christ
Congregational
James Hussey
John Stansberry
Wilfred Caouette
Michael Pierce
Glenn Baker
Steven Morris
Richard Cote
Thomas Gionest
Denis Deschambault
Ronald Mansfield
Carl Phillips
Kent Norton
John Ledoux
James Provencal
David Cote
John MecGary
James Seward
Sue Gosselin
Jeffery Davis
Three Traffic Accidents Listed In Saco
Three early morning crashes in Saco caused estimated damages. Agustina Bedard, 39, of Old Orchard Beach collided with a parked trailer on Gooch Street near Main Street while overtaking the truck driven by Orville Cooks, 57, of Lynn Massachusetts. damages to the Bedard car around 200 dollars and minor truck damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agustina Bedard
Smith Wheel Road
Old Orchard Beach
Gooch Street
Saco
Main Street
Bedard
Orville Cooks
Lynn
Mass
Coobs
Leo R. Bergeron
Foss St
Biddeford
Saco J
Ferry Road
Bergern
Bradley Street
Norman T. Duranceau
Maple St
Spring Street
Margaret Agnew
Bradley St
Vacation Starts At John Roberts Inc
All employees of John Roberts Inc on Smith Street Biddeford start a 10 day paid vacation today and will return to work after the period ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roberts Inc
John Roberts, Inc
Smith Street
Biddeford
Church Troop Committee Members Named by Pastor Wigley
Dan Cote and Troop Committee members John MacDougall chairman T Allyn Goodwin H Clifford Berry Clifford C Clifford Norton Harry Henderson C Millard Neal and Rev David Wigley pastor are listed as church leadership figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Cote
John MacDougall
T. Allyn Goodwin
H. Clifford Berry
Clifford C. Clifford
Robert Norton
Harry Henderson
C. Millard Neal
Rev
David Wigley
Saco Cub Scout Pack 310 Christmas Party Highlights
Saco Cub Scout Pack 310 held its annual Christmas party at Bou Cavalas Dupuis AMVETS hall Spring Street Sac with Cubmaster Arthur Waters in charge. Awards named include David Harriman James Sears Paul Nadeau Norman Levesque and more. service stars awarded to several scouts. Announcements covered committee meeting January 18 Pack meeting January 26 and a Scout show February 20 at Sanford Armory along with a light bulb sale for the Blue and Gold banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac
Boucavalas
James Sears
Clifford Lombard
Carl Beety
Wolf
Michael Howe
Gregory Romprey
Jeffery Smith
Chris Angers
Richard Lamontagne
Denner
William Jordan Denner
David Dichard
Daniel Hest
Donald Leslie
Chris Angis
William Jordan
Timothy Stevens
Waters
Sanford Armory
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Warren Lamoreaux
Memoriam
Louise Annie Anderson
Grandpa
Nana
Mommy
Daddy
Danny
Joey
Cindy
Gladys
Mary Lon
Pierce Services
Associated Press
U. S
International
Cairo
Nasser
Arthur Maxwell
Trusl Nursing Home
May Street
Albany Martel Dist
Mgr. P. O
Westbrook
Phillippe’s
ELM Street
Noel
Merry Christmas
Remillard
Beauty Salon
Jimmie’s Markets
Old Orchard Beach & Ocean Park
Jimmie and
Betty Moutsatsos
Maine
Pepperell Square
Washington Avenue
Saco Cub Scout Pack
D. T. Moore & Sons, Insurance
Washington Street
Shumway Funeral Service
Yuletide
Dennett G Craig, Inc
Alfred Road
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