Deaths Mrs. Catherine Burns of Old Orchard Beach
Mrs. Catherine Burns 75 of 30 Fern Park Ave died this morning in a Portland hospital after a long illness. Born in Glasgow Scotland on November 8 1897 she lived in Lynn Massachusetts before moving to Old Orchard Beach 13 years ago. Funeral from St Margaret Church Saturday at 9. Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco. Calling hours Thursday and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home. Survived by widower Joseph F a brother John and sister Miss Helen Dunn and two nephews.
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Old Orchard Beach
Catherine Burns
Fern Park Ave
Portland
Glasgow
Scotland
John
Mary (Flannagan) Dunn
James J Mullen
Knights of Columbus
Portland Ave
Bedard Rites Held For Joseph Telesphore Bedard In Tucson
Funeral services were held today for Joseph Telesphore Bedard 69 a former Maine resident who came from Biddeford Saco area Born February 27 1908 in Lowell Massachusetts he worked for West Point Pepperell in Biddeford Survivors include his widow Alice Benoit Walter and Theresa Matteau all of Tucson two brothers Alcide Biddeford Josephat Saco one sister Mrs Elzear Rue Biddeford and many grandchildren nieces and nephews
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Tucson
Ariz
Joseph Telesphore Bedard
Maine
Bedard
Biddeford-Saco
Lowell
Mass
Napoleon
Marie
Masse) Bedard
West Point Pepperell
Biddeford
Alice (Lemieux) Bedard
Benoit
Walter
Henri
Theresa) Matteau
City
Alcide
Josephat
Saco
Elzear Rue
Observances Planned Across Nation For Truman's Death
Observances for Harry S. Truman's death are planned from Hawaii to the East Coast as a national day of mourning. Ft Shafter in Hawaii and Albany New York will hold noontime 21 gun salutes followed by 50 gun salutes at 5 pm. Nixon ordered government offices closed and flags at half staff with state offices and private businesses urged to close.
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Associated Press
Hawaii
United States
Harry S. Truman
Ft. Shafter
Albany
N.Y
New York State
Truman
Biddeford Planning Board Approves Wendell Avenue Subdivision
The Biddeford Planning Board approved a subdivision by Greenacre Construction Firm off West Street. Nineteen homes are planned with three bedrooms each, valued around 20 thousand dollars, and a construction permit was issued. The new street Wendell Avenue will terminate in a circular lay out.
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Biddeford
Biddeford Planning Board
Greenacre Construction
Conrad Lessard
West Street
Planning Board
Lessard
Nans
Wendell Avenue
Torch Stolen From Biddeford Construction Site
An acetylene torch with gauges and hoses worth 300 dollars was stolen from the Five Points Shopping Center site on Alfred Road in Biddeford. Caretaker Ronald Strout reported the theft to police, with entry traced to a broken trailer door lock.
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Five Points
Alfred Road
Biddeford
Ronald Strout
Albert Elwell
Shumway and G Fu neral Service Ad Saco Maine
Dennett Craig obituary notice listing funeral service provider in Saco Maine with address 365 Main Street and telephone 282 5611. confirms local funeral home details.
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Shumway and G Funeral Service
35 &J
Saco
Dennett
CRAIG
Maine
Weather Snapshot Portland Snow Flurries Overnight
Tonight considerable cloudiness with a chance of light snow or flurries. Lows in the teens to lower 20s. Thursday gradual clearing with highs in the 20s north to 30s south.
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Portland
Biddeford Notices and Events Preview in City
Mr and Mrs Wilfrid J Fortier of 71 Bacon St Biddeford attend an Income Tax Seminar in Manchester NH sponsored by New Hampshire Director of Internal Revenue. A directors meeting of Christopher Fraternal Association Luke E Hart Council Knights of Columbus meets tonight at 7 at Pool Street K of C hall Biddeford. Our Lady of Victory Circle cancels Sunday meeting due to holiday and plans a Jan 14 New Year party for members and guests with reservations through Jan 10 with Mrs Aurore Pinard. Mrs Exelia Viger of 90 South St Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital.
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Wilfrid J. Fortier
Bacon St
Biddeford
Manchester
N.H
Internal Revenue of
New Hampshire
Christopher Fraternal Association
Luke E. Hart Council
Knights of Columbus
Pool Street
Our Lady of Victory Circle
Aurore Pinard
Summer Street
Exelia Viger
South St
Webber
First Parish Congregational Church Meeting Tonight
The Madisses of First Parish Congregational Church in Saco plan a meeting tomorrow night at 7 30 in the parish house on Beach Street.
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First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Saco
Beach Street
Building Committee Will Meet Tonight
The Biddeford High School Building Committee will meet at 7 pm tonight at the Biddeford Vocational School in the office of Superintendent Andrew C. Frechette.
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Biddeford
Parent Open House Set For Kennebunk
An open house for parents of Kennebunk Junior High School students will be held Wednesday January 3 in the new all purpose room. A guidance council meeting starts at 7 p.m. followed by a business meeting at 8 p.m. with the first presentation of the new school proposal by the building committee. Refreshments will be served.
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Kennebunnk
Kennebunk
Stock Exchanges Close Thursday for Truman Mourning Day
New York AP reports all U S stock exchanges will be closed tomorrow in observance of the national day of mourning for former President Harry S Truman. The shutdown includes major markets across the country.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Truman Women Prevail With Grace And Style
In Independence Missouri the widow Bess Truman and her daughter Margaret Truman Daniel respond to the death of former President Harry S. Truman with grace. Randall Jessee, EPA official and family spokesman, notes Bess Truman was notified by phone and conducted herself with fortitude and calm.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
Randall Jessee
Kansas City
Environmental Protection Agency
Bess Truman
Margaret Truman Daniel
New York
Jessee
Daniel
Research Hospital
Truman
Trumans
White House
Flags Lowered For Truman Mourning In Maine
Maine declares a 30 day mourning for President Truman with flags at half mast. The Portland Diocese bishop Peter Gerety urges memorial services and plans a Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Banks close Thursday as a nationwide mourning bank holiday.
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Augusta
Maine
Harry S. Truman
Peter Gerety
Portland
Gerety
Truman
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Robert A. Brown
Polio Danger Still Prevalent in Maine Surveys
Augusta reports polio immunization levels in Maine vary from about 60 to 90 percent across areas. Dr John J Witte notes one of every three children aged one to four in the state has not yet received polio vaccine.
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Augusta
David Knorowski
Maine
John J. Witte
HEW
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Georgia
Witte
U.S. S
Fire destroys Palace Playland as investigators probe blaze
Insurance adjusters examine the ruins of the Palace Playland after a $1 million fire leveled the amusement complex at Old Orchard Street and West Grand Avenue. Fire Chief Thomas Smith and State Fire Inspector Lawrence Dolby say a malfunctioning heater is only a possible cause at this time. Paul Benoit says workers will clear debris in days and plans for a new structure may follow. The fire erupted around 6 am Saturday, destroying rides, pinball machines, arcade games, a bar room and several food establishments.
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Old Orchard Beach
Palace Playland
Thomas Smith
Lawrence Dolby
Smith
Paul Benoit
Barnard Osher
California
Old Orchard Street
West Grand Avenue
Kennebunk Beach Sea Wall Repair Set to Begin
Town Manager Eugene Berky told Kennebunk Beach residents that sea wall repairs will start Tuesday, Jan 2. Cianbro Corp of Portland will position two trailers on site for an engineering office and resident engineer, focusing first on the Beach Avenue section opposite Robert James due to heavy tides.
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Kennebunk
Eugene Berky
Kennebunk Beach
Cianbro Corp
Portland
Robert James
Beach Avenue
Maine Banks Will Close Tomorrow
Federal and state offices will be closed Thursday in several New England states on the national day of mourning for Truman. In Maine acting Bank Commissioner Robert A. Brown announced a bank holiday and urged institutions and credit unions to refrain from business. Governor Kenneth M. Curtis called Truman a fine man and courageous leader.
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Associated Press
New England
Harry S. Truman
Maine
Robert A. Brown
Truman
Kenneth M. Curtis
Deputy Clerk Becomes Chief Administrator in Biddeford
Dolores P. Roy 45 will replace Pauline Berry as city clerk of Biddeford, leaving her deputy post to become acting city clerk after 542 years of service rumor. Roy, married with five children, has served in City Hall since the Clement Deschambeault era and was appointed deputy three years ago. She said no policy changes are planned.
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Biddeford
Dolores P. Roy
Lamonthe Ave
Pauline Berry
Alfred
Roy
City Hall
Clement Deschambeault
Ten Sessions On Management Start Soon
Maurice C E Roux chairs the Biddeford and Saco Chamber of Commerce Industrial Expansion Committee with Melvin Gay to sponsor ten weekly Management Improvement Series sessions at the Regional Vocational Center. Beginning week of Jan 15 with evening 6 30 to 9 30 p m and morning 8 30 to 12 30 a m on Wednesdays starting Jan 24. A $10 registration covers all materials and Murray Associates consultants will lecture. Firms may send representatives by contacting Roux or the chamber office. Topics include leadership supervision communications training counseling motivating employees wages organizational development and human relations.
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Maurice C. E. Roux
Biddeford
Saco
Murray Associates
Roux
Chamber of Commerce
Quarter Million Taken In Hub Bank Robbery
Three gunmen robbed the New England Merchants National Bank on Gallivan Boulevard Boston sheltering masked operators. Two customers and six employees were ordered to lie on the floor while a thief opened the vault and escaped with two money bags. No injuries reported and a $25,000 reward was offered by the bank.
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Boston
Esca
New England Merchants National Bank
Gallivan Boulevard
Edward Hickey
Co-Op Education Reinstated At Biddeford Vocational Center
Cooperative Education returns to Biddeford with 32 students placed in trades earning 1.35 to 2.27 per hour. Joseph A. Plamondon named full time Vocational Coordinator, overseeing on the job training and school credits.
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Cooperative Education
Biddeford
Joseph A. Plamondon
Melvin Gay
Richard Howard
B.H.S
Mel. Gay
Joe Plamondon
Steve Benson
Roland's
Autobody
Susan Berthiaume
Reny Bros
Theresa Cote
Curro’s
Truman Buried at Library in Simple Funeral Service
The Truman family holds a private service at Carson funeral home before a motorcade to the Truman Library. Thousands pass the coffin but only 200 guests attend the library service led by Rev. John H. Lembcke. Margaret Truman and Mrs. Truman keep to a quiet observance while President Nixon attends a wreath visit.
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Truman Road
Delaware
Truman
Harry Truman
Bess Wallace
Nixon
Johnson
Truman Library
John H. Lembcke
Trinity Episcopal Church
Trumans
Margaret
Randall Jessee
Truman Wal
Park Takes Fourth Presidential Oath in South Korea
Chung Hee Park, who has led South Korea since 1961, swore in for a fourth term promising a great Korea united and prosperous. In New Mexico nineteen people died and sixteen were injured when a cattle truck jackknifed on a bridge and struck a chartered bus carrying a church youth group.
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Seoul
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Korea
Fort Sumner
N.M
Hospital expands emergency department staffing and facilities
The outpatient services committee reports on a backed up medical team with on call laboratory X ray and operating room staff. Dr Owen Dow says the move strengthens medical service economics and improves outpatient care for the hospital area. Facilities include two fully equipped surgeries four exam rooms a cast room and a recovery room.
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Owen O. Dow
O.P.D
Davis
IRS Office To Be Closed Tomorrow Observance
The Internal Revenue Office at 56 Alfred St Biddeford will close all day tomorrow in observance of a national day of mourning. The notice cites the event as a reprisal by a military command and mentions Syrian army positions and an artillery battery.
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Tel Aviv
Syria
IRS
Internal Revenue Office
Alfred St
Biddeford
Harry S. Truman
Town Council Reverses Land Purchase Amid Disputed Terms
The Titcombe Farm land deal was rescinded after the town manager cited lack of agreement on land description and price. Bernard Emery was named five-year single assessor despite a walkout dispute, with quorum questioned as Beaudoin left during the vote.
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Old Orchard Beach
Titcombe Farm
Louis Savelas
Charlotte Clough
Saco Avenue
Bernard Emery
Emery
Supertankers
University of Maine
Charles Beaudoin
Beaudoin
Norman Lessard
George Baggs
Leslie Wyman
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Guay
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Sue Berthiaume
June Parent
Dick Danforth
Armand Cloutier
Bob's
Texaco
Arundel
Donald Dery
Louis Bergeron
John Dryton
Moreau
Phil Marchand
Letellier
Giants
Monique Mininni
Zayre’s
Charles Neal
Brown-Pontiac Olds
Dave Quellette
Moreau B.P
Shaw's
Liz Paul
Candle Light Creations
Dennis Plourde
St. Francis College
Dave St. Pierre
Bill Dusseault
Mason
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