Local personals and service updates from Saco Biddeford area
Name and address line item notes show residents in Biddeford and Saco as medical patients at Notre Dame and Webber hospitals. The notice also lists families visiting from Long Island and personnel stationed in Georgia and Tennessee, including Navy airmen completing training and officers arriving in San Diego aboard USS Kearsarge.
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Ralph Dubue
Elm St
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Rose Maloney
Green Stree
Saco
Saco Osteopathic Hospital
Della Fletcher
Ferry Road
Webber Hospital
Aimee Lantagne
Cleaves St
Malvina DeGrammond
Raymond St
Martha Goldthwaite
Pool Road
Dudley
Cutts Avenue
Morris L. Fisher
Long Island
N. Y
Gary D. Gross
USN
Philip H. Gross
Foley Ave
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Glyn, Co
Wilfred J. Forster
Bacon St
Federal Income Tax Institute
Portsmouth
N.H
Portsmouth Internal Revenue Service
Roger A. MacDonald
Horace W. MacDonald
Route 1
Kennebunk
Naval Air,Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Navy
Gerald T. Skidgel
Thomas C. Skidgel
Portland Road
San Diego
Calif
Kearsarge
Church midweek services and activities across Maine
Notes list multiple Wednesday religious meetings across Kennebunk Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Wells and Kennebunkport with services prayer meetings choir rehearsals Bible studies and a mothers chat session plus a Boy Scout meeting at United Church of Christ locations and times vary by church and date across the region.
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United Church of Christ
Biddeford
Faith Tabernacle
Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
The
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Daguerre Foretold as Madman Yet Created First Practical Camera
Louis Jacques Daguerre faced labels of madman and charlatan as he pursued nature’s images. His lone quest culminated in 1839 with the invention of the first practical camera, transforming visual recording.
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Louis Jacques Daguerre
Expressions of sympathy in bereavement noted
For all expressions of sympathy during our recent bereavement, we express our sincere thanks.
Death of Mrs Alina Blais 60 widow of George J Blais
Mrs Alina Blais 60 widow of George J Blais of 159 Alfred St Biddeford died suddenly on arrival at a local hospital Monday evening. She was born April 8 1904 in Biddeford daughter of Theotime and Marie Louise Masse Boisse. She worked at Trull Hospital and Trull Nursing Home, was a communicant of St Joseph's Church. Survived by daughter Monique Demers, stepdaughters Jean Paul Cantara and two stepsons Roger and Ronald Blais, seven brothers and three sisters and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call Emond Funeral Home today and Wednesday 2–4 and 7–10 p.m. Funeral from St Joseph's Church Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
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Alina Blais
George J. Blais
Alfred St
Biddeford
Theotime
Marie Louise Masse Boisse
Trull Hospital
Trull
St. Joseph’s Church
Richard
Monique) Demers
Jean Paul Cantara
Roger Blais
Yarmouth
Ronald Blais
Saco
Fernando
Ernestine) Gagne
William
Germaine) Carroll
Josephat
Rose Anne) Richard
Haverhill
Mass
Hormidas Boisse
Walter L Clark Sr 63 dies after long illness in Saco
Walter L Clark Sr 63 of Boom Road Saco died at his home after a long illness Born Feb 1 1901 in Biddeford he worked as a guard for Bates Mfg Co and later Saco Tannery retiring seven years ago He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church Saco Lodge IOOF Survivors include his widow Lucy Davis Clark son Walter L Clark Jr daughter Jessie Clark and three brothers Frank George and John Funeral services set for 2 pm Thursday at Shumway Funeral Home Friends may call 7 to 9 tonight and tomorrow night
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Walter L. Clark Sr
Boom Road
Saco
Biddeford
Alg@rt
Jessie (Cooper) Clark
Bates Mfg.Co
Independent Order of ‘Odd Fellows
Co. A
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Funeral
Marie Berube 88 former Biddeford resident dies in Bristol
Mrs. Marie Berube 88, a former Biddeford Maine resident, died Monday at her daughter’s home in Bristol Conn after a long illness. Born in St. David Canada she had lived in Biddeford before moving to Connecticut. Surviving: son Victor of Biddeford. daughters Laura Labranche Lawrence Mass Sally Larkin Bristol Gertrude Dallaire Bristol Leona Whear Forestville Conn. Funeral services and burial set for Wednesday in Bristol.
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Bristol
Conn
Marie Berube
Biddeford
Maine
Sally Larkin
St. David
Canada
Connecticut
Victor
Laura Labranche
Lawrence
Mass
Larkin
Gertrude Dallaire
Leona Whear
Forestville
Funeral services for Frank Morin at St Joseph Church
Funeral services for Frank Morin of 33 Adams St Biddeford were held at 8 30 from St Joseph s Church A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rt Rev Msgr Eli Hevey with Rev Sylvia Levesque as deacon and Rev Norman Carrier as subdeacon The St Joseph s Church Choir sang with Diane Rousselle on organ Bearers included Edgar Cabana Arthur Lemire Albert Nollette John Fecteau Joseph Letellier and Lionel Fecteau Burial was in the family lot at Calvary section St Joseph s Cemetery with committal prayers by Rev Lucien McKeon.
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Frank Morin
Adams St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Msgr
Eli Hevey
Sylvia Levesque
Norman Carrier
Diane Rousselle
Edgar Cabana
Arthur Lemire
Albert Nolette
Union St. Jean
John Fecteau
Joseph Letellier
Lionel Fecteau
Catholic
Order of Foresters
Calvary
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Lucien McKeon
Paul Edmond French Funeral Services Held in Saco
Funeral services for Paul Edmond French of 47 High St Saco were held yesterday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco Rev Birger Johnson officiated and interment was at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco Bearers were Masons members of Saco Lodge F and A M including Millard A Tripp Sr Harold Waight John Anagnostis and Robert Leslie.
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Paul E
Paul Edmond French
High St
Saco
Dennett and Craig
Main St
Birger Johnson
Woodfords Congregational Church
Portland
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Saco Lodge
A. M
Millard A. Tripp Sr
Harold Waight
John Anagnostis
Robert Leslie
Funeral for Mrs Veronica Haydysz in Saco
Funeral services for Mrs Veronica Haydysz of 1 Oak St Saco were held at Most Holy Trinity Church with a requiem high mass conducted by Rev Arthur St Pierre. Music by Louise Welch organist. Bearers George Litwin iowich John Choroszy Robert Boynton Joseph Walhach Jr John Janson Richard O Leary. Burial in St Marys Cemetery Biddeford graveside prayers by Father St Pierre.
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Veronica Haydysz
Oak St
Saco
Most Holy Trinity Church
Arthur St. Pierre
Louise Welch
George Litwiniowich
John Choroszy
Robert Boynton
Joseph Walhach Jr
John Janson
Richard O’leary
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Biddeford
Father St. Pierre
Portland Weather: Sunshine Breaks Through Clouds This Afternoon
This afternoon reports indicate cloudiness with considerable sunshine and seasonably cold air. Highs in the 20s. North to northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight fair then increasing clouds late at night with lows mainly in the teens. Winds light and variable. Wednesday expect cloudiness with little temperature change and light snow by late afternoon.
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Portland
Two Gunmen Rob Buffalo City Treasurer Heist
Two gunmen robbed Buffalo City Treasurer Melvin Elliott's office of about $299,000, mostly checks. Patrolman Thomas Wright fired at the getaway car, claiming a hit while Mae Wicks, the cashier, dropped to the floor and handed over the money bag.
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N. Y
Melvin Elliott
Elliott
Thomas J. Wright
Wright
Mae D. Wicks
California Flood Toll Grows Across The West
Disaster response expands from California to Nevada Oregon and Washington as governors report extensive damage. Rep Don Clausen estimates economic losses at 300 to 500 million. Governor Brown calls it the worst disaster in six years and urges rapid permanent restoration including possible relocations and watershed projects. Military airlift of 150 tons of equipment and 60 tons of cattle feed aids relief efforts. nineteen deaths reported with some areas still unreachable.
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Don Clausen
Washington
Albert Rossellini
Oregon
Nevada
Douglas County
Leroy Wilcox
State Civil Defense Agency
California
Brown
Metropolitan
Eureka
Stafford
Children's Christmas Party at St Demetrios Held in Biddeford
Members of the St Fatini Society hosted a Sunday afternoon Christmas party in the vestry of St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Biddeford. Santa Claus distributed gifts while carols filled the room and refreshments were served by a list of volunteers including Mrs. Pat Boucouvalas and Mrs. Georgia Caras among others.
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St. Fatini Society
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Biddeford
Santa Claus
Pat Boucouvalas
Georgia Caras
Vasie Caras
Helen Crepeau
Faye Louis
Ethel Psomiades
Waste collections on regular schedule this week
City officials announced waste collections will proceed on the regular schedule this week. No changes to pickup days are expected, and residents are advised to place bins curbside by the usual times.
Presley seeks wage earner plan in Portland court
Clinton B. Presley a truck driver from Old Orchard Beach filed a petition in the U S Bankruptcy Court Portland seeking a wage earner plan. He listed liabilities at 1011 dollars and exempt assets of 135 dollars.
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Portland
Clinton B. Presley
Old Orchard Beach
U. S. Bankruptcy Court
Presley
Trojans reach storied bowl glory with 10 wins
The Trojans remain a top program in Southern California, boasting a record of 10 post season bowl victories across 13 appearances.
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Geries
Trojans
Southern California
Noble
Congo Sect Invites Smiles And Tears
An AP report analyzes four years after Congo independence, detailing graft, payroll looting, unpaid teachers, and a fragile, chaotic government. It notes a small black bureaucracy, rampant corruption, and a Cold War tug between the United States backing Tshombe and growing Chinese influence, amid tribal and sectal tensions. The piece ends by linking Congo turmoil to the broader Viet Nam era context.
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Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Stanleyville
Lony
United States
Moise Tshombe
America
Viet Nam
Kitawala sect marks Congo reflections on independence
A Saul Pett article from Leopoldville examines the Kitawala sect and Congo's four years of independence. It contrasts colonial legacy with present hardship, noting a lack of national cohesion, lingering foreign control of key industries, and widespread poverty amid inflation and social strife. It cites limited Congolese professional growth, a fragile government, and tribal tensions complicating governance across the vast country. It highlights unequal education, economic disparities, and continued foreign influence in business and governance.
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Congo
Africa
Belgium
Municipal Offices In Saco To Close For New Year Holiday
All offices in Saco City Hall will be closed from Thursday noon to Monday Jan 4 for the New Year’s holiday weekend.
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Saco
Saco City Hall
Biddeford High Evening School Courses Listed
Biddeford High School announces fifteen adult evening courses to start this term. Courses include art bookkeeping dressmaking English modern math for parents health and physical fitness typing shorthand and refresher. Additional classes in conversational French woodworking and blueprint reading may be added with sufficient sign ups this week at the high school or superintendent's office.
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Paul Stebbins
Biddeford High School
Stebbins
Night school program draws encouraging turnout
Principal Paul Stebbins reports a positive response to the new adult night school aiming to earn high school credit. Two courses run 7 to 9 p.m. English on Tue Thu and U S History on Mon Wed. 20 signed for English and 14 for History. Instructors are Gilman Seaver and Joseph Plamondon of Biddeford High.
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Paul Stebbins
Stebbins
U.S
Campane
Gilman Seaver
Biddeford High
Joseph Plamondon
Pair Held On Larceny Counts In Post Office Theft
Edward an 53, of Bangor and Robert Wiley, 29, of Glenburn, are held for grand jury action on larceny charges in the theft of 45 money orders valued at 200 dollars from the East Holden Post Office. They pleaded innocent in State District Court.
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Bangor (Ap
Edward An
Bangor
Robert Wiley
Glenburn
East Holden
State District Court
Stock Market Weakness Deepens In Dull Afternoon Trade
New York stocks slipped further as traders balked at a yearend rally. Major losses hit Anaconda, Kennecott, and Sears Roebuck while Dow Jones and AP averages fell. a handful of gains came from American Airlines, International Paper, and Xerox amid mixed prices on the American Stock Exchange. Corporate and U.S. government bonds drifted.
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New York
Etanle
Associated Press
American Airlines
International Paper
American Telephone
Consolidated Edison
Homestake
International Nickel
Caterpillar
Xerox
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Beac Town Council Members Are Sworn In And Italy Names Saragat
Rome AP Giuseppe Saragat 66 became Italy first Socialist president after a 21 ballot election as 101 gun salute thundered from Ja niculum Hill. In Old Orchard Beach Maine town officials were sworn in led by Town Clerk Esther Crowley with several district representatives taking oaths and a Jan 4 special meeting set to discuss Town Warrant articles.
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Rome
Giuseppe Saragat
Janiculum
Antonio Segni
Christian Democratic
Aldo Moro
Moro
Saragat
NATO
Christian Democrats
Socialists
Democratic Socialists
Old Orchard Beach
Esther S. Crowley
Donald Shorey
Robert Corliss
David McCallum
John E. Trull
Donald Jones
Leopold Paul Sicard
Leon F. Jones
Jones
Jerome Daly
Daly
Nancy Ann Dubois Birthday Party Hosted by Dubois Family
Miss Nancy Ann Dubois was guest of honor at a birthday party hosted by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dubois at 13 Atlantic Ave Biddeford. Guests sang greetings, gifts included a telescope, and prizes were won by Maureen Farrell Francis Vaillancourt Jo Ann Bouthot and David Dubois. Dancing led to a buffet supper with grandparents Mrs Marcia Dubois present.
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Nancy Ann Dubois
Paul Dubois
Atlantic Ave
Biddeford
Miss Dubois
Maureen Farrell
Francis Vaillancourt
Jo- Ann Bouthot
David Dubois
Judy Lamb
Linda Andrews
Jeanne Gobeil
Danise Guerin
State Highway Program Listed
AUGUSTA AP The State Highway Commission plans a two year highway construction program totaling 61 886 689 with 39 483 689 funded by federal sources and the remainder from state funds.
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Augusta
State Highway Commission
Bowdoin Youth Freed in Attempted Robbery Case
Charles A. Mills a Bowdoin College sophomore was freed on 5000 bail after a Saco Municipal Court hearing on charges of attempted robbery tied to an Old Orchard Beach store incident on December 15. Co defendant Brad Turner remains jailed on 5000 bail awaiting January Superior Court term.
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Charles A. Mills
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Saco Municipal Court
Mills
Orchard Beach
Brad Michael Turner
Simon Spill
Wilson
Ross
Turner
Old Orchard Beach
West Scarborough
Federal and State Funds Set for Interstate Highway Projects
Nearly half of the proposed expenditures will go toward interstate highways financed by 26 million dollars in federal funds and 3.2 million from the state.
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St. Monica’s Catholic Church
Advent Christian Church
Chapel Street
Christian Science Society
Inter Street
Lyman First Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Kennebunk Lower Village
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Full Gospel
Wells
Kennebunkport
Donald Sree
Edna Belanger
Memoriam
Husband Arthur Veillette
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Walter Clark Sr
Mrs. Marie Berube
Buffalo
Children’s Party
Biddeford-Saco
James Trickey
Lakeport
N. H
Edward McEnery
James A. Trickey
Robert Bernier Sr
Alfred
Robert E. Jr
Albert
Saul Pett
Leopoldville
the Congo
Europe
Zanzibar
Soa
Congo’s
Ronson of
London
Wall Street
ALB
Shun Bus
Anaconda
Kennecott
Sears, Roebuck
Beac
Italy
Giovanni Leone
Il Popolo
Il Messaggero
Christian Democracy
Democracy
Johnson
State Department
Bowdoin
Pedwin
Hush
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