Biddeford Marine honors fallen Lt Curello with grave tribute
In Biddeford a Marine sergeant paid respects at Anzio for Second Lt. Rocco Curello. Ally Set sought Curello's parents in Italy via a letter from Leghorn detailing Curello’s death and the Sicily Rome American Cemetery visit. The note also notes the search for Curello’s family. The article closes with a Christmas sewing anecdote from a Biddeford home.
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Anzio
Italy
Ally Set
Arnold P. Whitten
Guinea Road
West Street
Rocco Curello
U. S. Army
Sgt
Whitten
Leghorn
8Th Marines
Sicily- Rome
Nettuno
Rome
Biddeford
U. S. Marines
Lt Curello
Sgt. Whitten
Set. Whitten
Curello
Privet No Enter This Room Sign and Holiday Mishaps
A Saco family finds two children awake at 4 a.m. and raiding a refrigerator, ruining a Boston cream pie and a Devil's food cake prepared for holiday dinner. Neighbor notes celebrate gifts, deliveries, and local town news as Christmas week ends with births, weddings, and anniversaries.
Fremont Club Installation Banquet Highlights Officers
Fremont club officers and auxiliary members were installed at Bevin's Wonderbar in a banquet led by master of ceremonies Lionel Garon and assistant master Raoul Morin. Alfred Lantange chaired the installation with Mr. and Mrs. Leo Beauchine as master and mistress of ceremonies. A dance followed with prizes awarded to Romeo Boucher and numerous members.
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Fremont Club
Urbain Law and Auxiliary
Bevin
Joseph Peloa
Paul Nadeau
Paul Neault
Troller
Lionel Garon
Raor Morin
Adrien Lamothe
Alcide Dubois
Natalie Lemire
Wilfred Roberge
Raoul Morin
Alfred Lantange
Leo Beauchine
Romeo Boucher
Donat Dubois
Gerard Moran
Leo Nollette
Dorothy Millette
Gerard Morin
Saco lodge plans supper and entertainment for January 18
Plans for a supper and entertainment to take place January 18 were discussed at the meeting of Saco lodge I O C F last night at the Saco Odd Fellows hall. Refreshments were served after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Lodge
Saco Odd Fellows Hall
Carleton E. Brock
Two Area Youths Enlist In U S Navy
Two area youths enlisted today in the U S Navy under the buddy program announced by Harold Riddle DC1 local Navy recruiter Reporting to the Navy Recruit Training Center at Great Lakes Ill are John M Pillsbury son of Mr and Mrs Leo J Pillsbury Carpenters Ridge Road North Waterboro and Robert C Searles son of Harry W Searles R F D 3 Biddeford After nine weeks of boat training the pair will return home for 14 day leave prior to further assignment Pillsbury attended Sanford High School and Searles attended schools in Wells.
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U. S. Navy
Harold Riddle
DC1
Navy
Navy Recruit Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
John M. Pillsbury
Leo J. Pillsbury
Carpenters Ridge Road
North Waterboro
Robert C. Searles
Harry W. Searles
Biddeford
Pillsbury
Sanford High School
Searles
Wells
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Mee
Shapiros
Alfred Street
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Main St
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David Dolloff
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Edmund Cashen
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Mary L. Egan
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William F. Mahaney
Robert Marx
Kennebunkport
Normand Trottier
Richard Trottier
Robert Jacobs
Vernon Webber
Curtis Irving
Bob Marier, Jr
Jovanna E. Kezar
Debbie Lariviere
Old Orchard Beach
Clarence L. Botting
Darleen Jones
Lily D. Pearce
Alice M. Stevens
Wells-Ogunquit
Maurice B. Stillings
George N. Perkins
Barbara M. Lake
Philip W. Hussey
Betty Fellman
James B. Furbish
Old Orchard
Philip L. Jutras
Ray C. Chase
Fremont Club Group
Farsi Nationa
Cain’s
Underwood
Finast
Nabisco Chippers
Ium
Victor
King Oscar
Borden’s
U.S
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Colonia
McIntosh
U. S
India
California
Sweet
Frozen Food
Morton Macaroni
Richmond
del Monte
Lestare
Ad Detergent
Pepperidge Farms Patty Shells
Holiday Bakery
Betty Alden
Joan Carol
Brownies
Ropackers
Taare
Ajax
Rinso Blue
Swan Soap
Ke Sos
Lifebuoy
Gayla
le Sale
Betty Crocker
US Navy
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