April Event to Benefit Retarded Citizens in Maine
The Maine Association for Retarded Citizens announces a statewide Hike or A-Thon on Saturday April 26 to raise funds for local chapters serving retarded citizens. The event covers all Maine counties and aims to bolster operations amid inflation. Information available from the Augusta office at 2692 Water St or 622-7502.
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Maine Association For Retarded Citizens
Maine
Maine Association For
Tire Community
Association
Water St
Augusta
Fellowship Plans Dessert Card Party at United Church
Members of the Women's Fellowship of the United Church of Christ Cres cent Street Biddeford met Tuesday to plan a dessert card party and food sale at the church on February 11. Reservation chairs are Mrs. Albert Whitehurst and Mrs. Ruby Packard.
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Women’s Fellowship of the United Church of Christ (Congregational
Crescent Street
Biddeford
Albert Whitehurst
Ruby Packard
Thomas Haley
Leah Robie
Warren Libby
Arthur F. Maxwell
England
Holland
Austria
Germany
Africa
Circle A
Paul Grace
Robert Moore Gunn
Madeline Robie
Joseph Haley
George Ange
Archie Maxwell
Charles Patrick
John Moeckel
Leo Pratt
Raymond Wilson
Carl Willson
Berhtal Stranck
Robert Moore
Clayton Cartmill
Broder to appear on Maine TV program Maineweek
Pulitzer Prize winner David S. Broder will guest on Maineweek on Channel 10 at 8 30 p m Friday. The Washington Post columnist, visiting Bowdoin College as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, joins host Rick Barton with panelists from local papers. Broder earned the 1973 Pulitzer and 1970 Sigma Delta Chi award for political reporting.
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Lewiston
David S. Broder
Washington Post
Maineweek
Channel 10
Broder
America
American University
Maine
Bowdoin College
Woodrow Wilson
Bowdoin
Rick Barton
Maryline White
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Don Hansen
Portland Evening Express
John Goodwin
Bath- Brunswick Times-Record
Sigma Delta Chi
Harper and Row
Stephen Hess
Congressional Quarterly
The
Washington Star
New York Times
WCBB
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
Faith Circle Installs Church Officers in Old Orchard Beach
Members of Faith Circle of The United Methodist Church met at Washington Avenue for a potluck luncheon and officer installation. New officers include Lillie Nason president Dorothy Roberts vice president Hazel Davis secretary Ethel Ritchie treasurer Aleda Allen pianist Georgia Tibbetts devotions chair Esther Gilbert soloist. New member Erlene Scammon was introduced.
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Old Orchard Beach
Faith Circle
The
United Methodist Church
Washington Avenue
Lillie Nason
Dorothy Roberts
Hazel M. Davis
Ethel Ritchie
Aleda Allen
Georgia Tibbetts
Esther Gilbert
Erlene Scammon
Fern MacDonald
Hazel McLaughlin
Millie Maksut
Marie Dumphy
Louise King
Harriet Libby
Ethel Presley
Alma Libby
Anita Parslow
Linda Small
Letourneau Belanger Betrothal at St Andre Church Biddeford
Miss Carol Ann Belanger and Dennis Noel Letourneau wed Feb 1 at St Andre Church Biddeford with a Biddeford crowd. Bride parents Edgar and Mrs. Belanger and groom son of Mrs. Denise Letourneau attended. reception at Knights of Columbus Hall followed. The couple to New Hampshire and Vermont for a honeymoon. both graduates of Biddeford High School with the groom in the U S Navy.
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St. Andre Church
Biddeford
Carol Ann Belanger
Dennis Noel Letourneau
Edgar Belanger
Pool Road
Denise Letourneau
Western Ave
Roland Letourneau
Richard P. Giroux
Cherylynn Belanger
Karen Letourneau
Bonita Pothier
Brenda Belanger
Alfred Letourneau
Robert Valliere
Raymond Belanger
Biddefore
David Dube
Knights of Columbus
Pool Street
Family Reunion At Goose Rocks After 64 Years
Mr and Mrs Frank Anderson of Goose Rocks hosted a Seminole Florida wintering couple and children of the late William Huff and Ivy May Clark of Goodwins Mills The gathering marked the first time in 64 years that members of these families were together Present were Charles Huff of St Petersburg Raymond Huff Clark Pompano Beach Robert E Huff Sr formerly of Saco now Clearwater Muriel Huff Baker Mrs Ivan Kimball South Portland now at Trinity College Denedin and aunt Rose Cummings Springvale 95 years old
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Goose Rocks Beach
Frank Anderson
Seminole
Fla
William Huff
Ivy May Clark
Goodwins Mills
Resent
Charles Huff
St. Petersburg
Raymond Huff Clark
Pompano Beach
Robert E. Huff Sr
Saco
Clearwater
Muriel (Huff) Baker
Ivan Kimball
South Portland
Trinity College
Denedin
Rose Cummings
Springvale
Biddeford Couples Celebrate Anniversary and Engagements
Mr and Mrs Walter Peare of 38 Maple St Biddeford marked their 59th wedding anniversary on January 31. The Goulets announce the engagement of Diane to Paul Guertin with a May wedding planned. Deborah Drown and David Pollock also engaged with a June 7 ceremony targeted.
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Walter Peare
Maple St
Biddeford
Porcelain by Hand at Royal Copenhagen 200th Anniversary
Vivian Brown profile notes that Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory relies on skilled handwork after 200 years. Director Steen Vedel discusses training, wage pressures, and limits on production as the Smithsonian exhibit opens in April 1976.
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Vivian Brown
UP News
Steen Vedel
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory
United States
Smithsonian Institution
Denmark
Saco Couple Announces Engagement of Gwen Eklof to Karl Smith
Mr and Mrs Sven T Eklof of Auburn Massachusetts and Weston Vermont announce the engagement of their daughter Gwen E Eklof to Karl W Smith son of William C Smith of Saco and the late E Louise Smith The bride elect is a Auburn High School graduate and Windham College alumna employed by Stratton Corporation at Stratton Mountain The groom elect is a Thornton Academy graduate who attended Husson College and the University of Maine at Portland also employed by Stratton Corporation at Stratton Mountain The September wedding is planned.
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Ivan G. Goulet
Sunset Circle
Biddeford
Diane G. Goulet
Paul J. Guertin
Phillip R. Guertin
Prospect St
Miss Goulet
Biddeford High School
St. Mary School of Nursing
Lewiston
L.P.N
Webber Hospital
Sven T. Eklof
Auburn
Mass
Weston, Vt
Gwen E. Eklof
Karl W. Smith
William C. Smith
Saco
E. Louise Smith
Bangor
University of Maine At
Portland
Stratton Corporation
Stratton Mountain
Burgess Morin wedding in Biddeford at St Joseph Church
Miss Diane J Morin and Craig R Burgess wed at St Joseph Church Biddeford on January 31 with bride’s parents Norman G Morin of 30 May Street Biddeford and groom's parents Thomas Burgess and Mrs Mountain Road Biddeford. Matron of honor Mrs Joanne Burgess Sanford. best man Lee Burgess Sanford. ushers Norman G Morin Jr and James Paquette Biddeford. Reception at Joseph By The Sea Old Orchard Beach. Couple to reside in Freeport after wedding trip. Bride a Biddeford High School graduate attended University of Maine Portland-Gorham. Groom a Biddeford High School graduate employed by Carney's Body Shop Freeport.
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St. Joseph Church
Biddeford
Diane J. Morin
Craig R. Burgess
Norman G. Morin
Thomas Burgess
Mountain Road
Joanne Burgess
Sanford
Lee Burgess
Norman G. Morin Jr
James Paquette
Joseph- By-The-Sea
Old Orchard Beach
Freeport
Biddeford High School
University of Maine, Portland-Gorham
Carney’s Body Shop
Barrett Engagement Announced in Biddeford Maine
Mrs. John E. Barrett of 175 May Street Biddeford announces the engagement of her daughter Frances I. Barrett to Joseph F. Lawless II of Boston. Frances Barrett is a Biddeford High School graduate with a B A in sociology from Cardinal Cushing College. The couple plans a fall wedding.
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CRIDE
John E. Barrett
Biddeford
Frances I. Barrett
Joseph F. Lawless II
Boston
Barrett
Biddeford High School
Cardinal Cushing College
Brookline
Mass
Bureau of Social Welfare
Portland
Joseph F. Lawless
Malden
Boston College
Boston College Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Suffolk University School of Public Management
Ford Foundation
Massachusetts General Court
David M. Bartley
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Anastasoff
It’s Saving Daylight Time Again
Washington AP notes clocks will jump one hour on February 23 ending four months of standard time. Daylight Saving Time will run eight months starting at 2 a.m. then Congress could restore the six months standard time and six months daylight pattern. Last year Congress kept daylight time for ten straight months as an energy measure.
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Washington
Congress
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Claude Dubois
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River Street
LeFoyer Hall Pool & Foss Sts
Pierre
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Mariette Crozier
Waterville
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Walter Peare Jr
Lucille Larrivee
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Lyman
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David Francis Pollock
Cecilia Pollock
Crown
University of Maine
James Agreste
York County
Mr. MacKenzie
Oak Ledge
An Equal Opportunity Company
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ST. Petersburg Beach
Mary Curit
James F. Murphy Sr
St. John Catholic Church
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Phil Spang
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