Death of Eugene Dube 63 Biddeford resident
Eugene Dube 63 of 101 Main St Biddeford died at home Sunday after a long illness. Born June 15 1905 in St Cyrille P Q he was a son of Omer and Hattie Poirier Dube. He worked for the City of Biddeford and attended St Josephs Church. Survived by three brothers Thomas Albany NY Frank Saco Arthur Biddeford and one sister Mrs Yvonne Dugal Biddeford plus nieces and nephews. Funeral from St Josephs Church tomorrow at 8 am with calling hours today at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill St Biddeford 2-4 and 7-9 pm.
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Eugene Dube
Main St
Biddeford
St. Cyrille
P.Q
Omer
Hattie Poirier Dube
St. Joseph's Church
Thomas
Albany
N. Y
Frank
Saco
Arthur
Yvonne Dugal
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Mrs Marian Perkins Rites Held In Portland Area
Mrs Marian Perkins 46 wife of Charles A Perkins of Alfred Road died yesterday in a Portland hospital after a long illness. A former resident of Old Orchard Beach and Portland she was born May 1 1922 in Norwalk Connecticut to Rev Lillian Standish and the late Rev Alfred E Standish. Surviving: two sons Charles A Perkins Jr of Old Orchard Beach and Alfred David Perkins of Arundel. two daughters Eva Perkins of Portland Ruth Ann Perkins of Arundel. a brother Alfred S Standish of Elliot. two sisters Barbara Teele Medomak and Eleanor Johnson China. several nieces and nephews. Funeral Thursday at 10 am Hay and Peabody Funeral Home Portland with interment Harbor View Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow and Wednesday afternoons and evenings.
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Congress St
Portland
Harbor View Cemetery
Friendriends
Funeral
Moving Day for Biddeford School Official
Biddeford Superintendent Bruce L. Smith moves the school office from the Reane types to Biddeford Building ay. The third floor space previously used by Welfare officers will house the office after holidays. The remodel supports the school department and follows its occupancy of the Community Action Program office.
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Biddeford
Iddeford
Bruce L. Smith
QE2 Gears Up For Commercial Voyage After Repairs
Sir Basil declared the queen of the seas will sail commercially once standards are met, praising QE2 as still the world's finest. Cunard managing director John Whitworth said the company will accept QE2 after repairs and a further shakedown cruise late in January.
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Ward
Sir Basil
John Whitworth
Cunard
Pany
Obituary notices and funeral home listings
Emond's Funeral Home at 284 511 and Shumway Funeral Service at 35 g Street Saco list services forMeg Philip A. Gross Sr. as director.
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Shumway
G Street
Saco
Meg Philip A. Gross Sr
Trygve Lie Dies At 72, First UN Secretary General
United Nations in New York reported the death of Trygve Lie, aged 72, the first secretary-general of the United Nations. A spokesman for Secretary-General U Thant said a family member in New York advised the news from Norway.
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United Nations
N.Y
U Thant
Norway
Trygve Lie
Lie
New York
Funeral services for Ernest T. Baker of Snow Village
Funeral services for Ernest T. Baker of Snow Village Hills Beach Biddeford were held Saturday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco Rev Glenn Swope of Old Tory Meeting House Buxton officiated Interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco bearers were Gordon Flood Arthur Dickson Jr David Mooers and Donald Nowell
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Ernest T. Baker
Snow Village
Hills Beach
Biddeford
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Glenn Swope
Old Tory Meeting House
Buxton
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Gordon Flood
Arthur Dickson Jr
David Mooers
Donald Nowell
Local Personal Notes From Saco and Biddeford
Miss Doris Philbrick of 4 Middle Street Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Ann Shea of 27 Central Street Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Mr and Mrs Alfred Chadbourne of 176 Alfred Street Biddeford are medical patients at Notre Dame Hospital. Mr and Mrs Wilfrid J Fortier of 71 Bacon Street Biddeford are attending an income tax seminar sponsored by the director of Internal Revenue Portsmouth NH.
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Doris Philbrick
Middle St
Saco
Webber Hospital
Ann Shea
Central St
Alfred Chadbourne
Alfred St
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Wilfrid J. Fortier
Bacon St
Director of
Internal Revenue
Portsmouth
N.H
Congregation, Sunbeams, and Ladies League Meet Tuesday
Community notices list Lichurd Hotes A Congregation Book Study at 8 p m Tuesday at Kingdom Hall Jehowah's Witnesses 107 Main St Saco Sunbeams girls 6 10 meet Tuesday 3 30 p m Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach Ladies Home League meets Tuesday 7 30 p m Salvation Army hall 91 Funeral services for Richard Philips 55 Hill St Biddeford held at St Andre's Church Biddeford with Rev Roland Sirois homily choir organist Mrs Laura Proulx. interment at St Joseph's Cemetery Bearers named William Bisson Henri Bourque Edmund Neault Cabana Albert Nollette.
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the Sunbeams
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Ladies Home League
Philips
Biddeford
Sirois
William Bisson
Henri Bourque
Edmund Neault
Cabana
Albert Nolette
Prayer meeting announced for Gone crc on Route 109
A brief notice states a prayer meeting will be held at Gone crc along Route 109. Wells is listed as a contact or participant.
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Wells
Shantytown Slides into Quarry Rim Disaster in Brazil
In Rio de Janeiro a quarry collapse unleashed rock and debris that swept a nearby shantytown. Eyewitnesses reported up to 26 shacks toppled. fire crews cited 10 to 15 dead. By Sunday night eight bodies were recovered and one child survivor, a 3 year old, was found.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Grenier Funeral Rites Held at St Joseph's Biddeford
Funeral services for Roland Reginald Grenier of 223 Alfred Street Biddeford were held Saturday morning at St. Joseph's Church. Rev Valmont Gilbert celebrated the requiem high mass with Mrs Diana Rousselle at the organ. Interment followed in St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford with graveside prayers by Father Gilbert. Bearers were Jean Grenier Marcel Lagasser Reginald Lagasser Gerald Bacon and James Bacon.
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Roland R. Grenier
Roland Reginald Grenier
St. Joseph's Church
Biddeford
Valmont Gilbert
Diana Rousselle
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Gilbert
Jean Grenier
Marcel Lagasser
Reginald Lagasser
Gerald Bacon
James Bacon
Funeral services for Charles F Gilpatric
Funeral services for Charles F Gilpatric of 17 Clark Street Saco were held Saturday afternoon at Shumway Funeral Home in Saco with Rev Stanley A Bennett of Saco United Baptist Church officiating. Interment followed in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford.
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Charles F. Gilpatric
Charles F . Gilpatric
Clark St
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Stanley A. Bennett
Saco United Baptist Church
Rment
Woodawn
Biddeford
Funeral rites held for George Levesque in Biddeford
Funeral services for George Levesque of Arundel were conducted at St. Joseph's Church Biddeford with Rt. Rev. Msgr. Elie Hevey presiding and Rev. De Levesque and Rev. Valmont Gilbert assisting. Organist Mrs. Diana Rousselle led music. Interment followed in St. Joseph's Cemetery alongside family members. Bearers included Rodney Record, Roger Beauchesne, Bishop James Nelson, David Nelson, and Peter Nelson.
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George Levesque
Arundel
St. Joseph’s Church
Biddeford
Elie Hevey
de Levesque
Valmont Gilbert
Diana Rousselle
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Gilbert
Rodney Record
Roger Beauchesne
James Nelson
David Nelson
Peter Nelson
Funeral services for Philip A. St. Pierre
Philip A. St. Pierre aged 62 of Bradbury Street Biddeford passed away. Funeral services were held at Joseph's Church with Rev. Msgr Elie Hevey presiding. Deacon Rev Sylvio Levesque Subdeacon Rev Valmont Gilbert. Choir sang, Diana Rousselle organist. Burial at Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford. Bearers Alberic Caron Josè Loranger Marc Bolduc Roland Roy Paul Gendron Maurice Bolduc.
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Philip A
Bideford
Father Levesque
Alberic Caron
Joséph Loranger
Marc Bolduc
Roland Roy
Paul Gendron
Maurice Bolduc
Mary B Simpson Funeral Held At local church
Funeral services for Miss Mary B. Simpson of 2 Maple were held Saturday morning at Marys Church Biddeford. Rev Cornelius J. Enright pastor celebrated a requiem high mass. Singing was by William
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Mary B. Simpson
Mapleee
Mary's Church
Biddeford
Cornelius J. Enright
William
AF Recruiter Lists Career Openings in Biddeford
Staff Sgt. T. David Olsway says openings in mechanics electronics and general technical fields are available in the U S Air Force. The recruiting office on Maine State Drivers' Examination Room second floor Biddeford City Building is open Tuesdays 1 PM to 3 PM and Fridays 9 AM to 10 30 AM.
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U. S. Air Force
T. David Olsway
Air Force
Ecorats
Maine State
Biddeford
Oil Operators Warn Proposal Could Spark Economic Disaster
Handling warns that the proposal could trigger a severe economic downturn for domestic oil operators. The risk emphasizes potential job losses, reduced investment, and revenue declines across the sector.
Rangers claim 527 enemy killed in Da Nang operation
Spokesmen in Da Nang say rangers have killed 527 enemy soldiers in three weeks of operations in the area. In a separate note, climbers near Grand Teton prepare a winter ascent of the peak.
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da Nang
Interment at St Marys Cemetery Biddeford Society attendance noted
Cleary accompanied by Miss Louise Welch. Interment in the ang lot in St. Marys Cemetery Biddeford with Rev Maurice Goan reciting gravesite prayers. Bearers were John Sullivan James Murphy Thomas Breen and James Wormwood. A delegation from the Womens Club of St Marys Parish attended including Miss Mary Fearon Miss Catherine Neison Mrs Stuart Flavin and Mrs Urbain Langevin.
Portland Weather Night Frigid With Zero to 15 Below Lows
Clear and cold tonight in Portland with lows around zero in the west and 15 below in the east. Tuesday brings increasing cloudiness and a slight warm trend with a chance of snow developing at night.
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Portland
City Offices To Close In Biddeford
Biddeford city offices will close tomorrow at 12 noon until 9 a.m. for a one year’s holiday, per City Clerk Pauline C. Berry.
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Biddeford
Pauline C. Berry
Stock market opens with mixed results on NYSE
New York stock market opened mixed in fair volume with gains and losses balanced. Names showing moves include Green up 31 percent, International Nickel up 37 percent, Seaboard Finance down 38, United Air Lines down 44, Pacific Petroleums unchanged at 254, Delta Airlines down 4 at 38, and Coca Cola up at 73. The AP average of 60 stocks slipped to 359.5.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Green
International Nickel
Seaboard Finance
United Air Lines
Pacific Petroleums
Delta Airlines
Coca Cola
Associated Press
Chimney Fire Damages House In Saco
A chimney fire at 57 Storer St in Saco Saturday night caused extensive interior and exterior wall damage to a wooden house occupied by Roger Provost and owned by Robert Audie. Firefighters ripped out walls to reach flames that spread to the main beams. About 100 feet of booster hose was used. Early Sunday another call at 46 Hill St found an oil flooded floor furnace with no equipment needed.
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Storer St
Saco
Roger Provost
Robert Audie
Sace
Paul Rondeau
Hill St
Mineralogical Society Meeting Held In Portland
The Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society met Friday night at Beach Museum Forest Avenue Portland. Officers elected for the coming year include President Marion G. Banks First Vice President Herman Ferland Second Vice President Leon Carpenter Secretary Jessie L. Beach Treasurer Ralph M. Wentworth Assistant Treasurer Alexander Hamilton Corresponding Secretary Joel E. M. Leadbeater and Board of Trustees the officers and Mrs Elmer Allen Mrs Dorothy Burns Walter Wuth and Mrs Sarah Bridge Graves. Walter Wuth presented a talk on Sulfide Minerals with Maine New Hampshire and New Brunswick specimens. Attending from the Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach area were Miss Marion Banks Mrs Francis MacDonald and Mrs Sarah Bridge Graves of Saco Richard DesRoberts and Alan Casavant of Biddeford C Paul Wight and Walter Wuth of Old Orchard Beach Alexander Hamilton of Kennebunk and Mr and Mrs Millard ee and son Earl of Buxton.
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Portland
Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society
Beach Museum
Forest Avenue
Marion G. Banks
Herman Ferland
Leon Carpenter
Jessie L. Beach
Ralph M. Wentworth
Alexander Hamilton
Joel E. M. Leadbeater
Elmer Allen
Dorothy Burns
Walter Wuth
Sarah Bridge Graves
Maine
New Hampshire
New Brunswick
Biddeford-Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Marion Banks
Francis MacDonald
Saco
Richard DesRoberts
Alan Casavant
Biddeford
C. Paul Wight
Kennebun J
Mrs. Millardee and Son
Earl of
Buxiton
Proceeds Of Ball To Benefit Trip Fund
Kennebunk reports the Mistle Ball at Kennebunk High School was a semi formal event with Muriel's Orchestra providing music. The gymnasium boasted a Christmas theme and punch served by Kennebunk High School French classes. Advisor Miss Bonnie nore as plans Paris visit next spring if funds raise.
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Kennebunk
Kenne High School
Muriel
Mnasium
Kennebunk High School
Bonnie Nore
Reeroup
Paris
Coining of Charley Horse Phrase
A quiz notes that two Chicago baseball players Billy Sung and Joe aeere coined the term Charley Horse after backing a horse that went lame near the finish line. The response also mentions allspice as the dried berry of a West Indian origin.
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Chicago
Billy Sung
Joe Aeere
Good Man Over 40 For Short Trips Around Biddeford
Wanted man over 40 for short trips around Biddeford area. Pays up to 16500 dollars annually plus a regular cash bonus. Apply by air mail to E F Pate, President, Texas Refinery Corp, 711 Fort Worth, Texas 76101.
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Biddeford
E.F. Pate
Texas Refinery Corp
Fort Worth
Texas
Steel Industry Faces Soft Year Amid Labor Threats and Imports
Pittsburgh AP reports the steel industry failed to meet boosted expectations in 1968 as strike threats and rising imports pressured price cuts and profits. Production slowed after July contracts, with a cautious rebound late in the year and forecasts skewed toward a healthier 1969.
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Indust
United Steelworkers
U.S Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Emil Narick
I.W. Abel
Afl-Cio
Indy
Paul C. Harmon
Armco Steel Corp
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