Deaths Miss Alice Holt 68 Biddeford resident
Miss Alice Martha Holt of 291 Pool Road Biddeford died unexpectedly at home. Born December 22 1900 she was a Biddeford High School graduate and longtime bookkeeper for Knight and Holt Co Saco. Survived by a brother Ev erett Holt and three cousins funeral Saturday 2 pm at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco with Rev John H Miller officiating interment Woodlawn Biddeford spring no visiting hours
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Alice Martha Holt
Pool Road
Biddeford
Walter A
Elsie (Smith) Holt
Biddeford High School
Knight and Holt Co
Saco
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford and
Adah
Order of the Eastern Star
Bidde
Edgar J Allaire of Old Orchard Beach Dies After Illness
Edgar J Allaire 67 of 42 Saco Ave died at home after a long illness. Born October 7, 1901 in Biddeford he was an electrician for Maine Central Railroad before retiring six years ago. Survived by widow Olive Burbank Allaire two daughters Patricia Adams and Nancy Barbano two brothers Ernest and Eugene five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral 9 a.m. Monday at St Margaret's Church with burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Calls at Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home tomorrow and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Old Orchard
Brachedgar
Joseph Allaire
Saco Ave
Biddeford
Theoile J
Odina Labonte Alaire
Maine Central Railroad
Rigby Yards
Portland
St. Margaret's Church
Electricians Union
The
Railroad Brotherhood
Olive Burbank Allaire
Earl
Patricia) Adams
Daniel
Nancy) Barbano
Ernest J
Eugene J
Jay
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Saco
Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home
Portland Ave
Missionary Society Meets In Biddeford
The Biddeford Women’s Missionary Society held a meeting at Miss Ora Pool’s home with nine members present. Mrs. Mabel Emery presided, devotions were led by Miss Wiggin, and reports were given by Mrs. Hazel Clay and Mrs. Ruth Merrill who also oversaw the White Cross project. The program titled The Shepherd's Call was directed by Mrs Clay, followed by a social hour and refreshments. The date of the next meeting will be announced.
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Ora Pool
Biddeford
Mabel Emery
Secret Trial Jury Selection Draws Fire in Los Angeles
Attorneys argue Los Angeles County juror selection biases the panel against a true cross section of the community. In Oregon, fire crews faced slow response and a detour as they reached a burned Southern Pacific flatcar loaded with timber after an axle overheated.
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Walker
Sirhan
Los Angeles County
Oakridge
Ore
Southern Pacific
Funeral Directors In Saco Run Local Service Listings
Funeral service listings show Wory Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street with Philip H Gross Sr. as director. Dennett & Craig at 265 Main Street and Emond’s Funeral Home at 24 5511 are also listed with Frank X. Emond and J. P. Conroy associated.
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Art Wory
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco, Maine
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Funeral Services for Marie Jeanne Bisson
Marie Jeanne Bisson aged 43 of 43 Stor er Street Saco will have funeral services at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church on Saturday at 8 00 A M Calling hours at Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford Thursday and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM.
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Bisson
Marie Jeanne
Storer St
Saco
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Biddeford
Funerals Held for John Sullivan and Philippe Mathieu
Funeral services for John Sullivan of 28 Portland Ave in Old Orchard Beach were held at St. Margaret's Church with high mass by Rev. Rudolph Leiveille. Interment followed in St. Mary's Cemetery Biddeford with Knights of Columbus members among the bearers. Philippe L. Mathieu 83 of 59 West Cutts St Biddeford was honored at St. Joseph's Church with a solemn requiem mass led by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Elie Hevey. burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery with bearers listed.
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Old Orchard Beach
John Sullivan
Portland Ave
St. Margaret's Church
Rudolph Leiveille
Richard Smith
St. Mary's Cemetery
Biddeford
James J. Mullen
Knights of Columbus
Anthony Eramo
Charles Beaudoin
Oscar Nolette Sr
Joseph Burns
Philippe L. Mathieu
West Cutts St
St. Joseph's Church
Elie Hevey
Sylvia Levesque
Valmont Gilbert
Diana Rousselle
Wardwell Home Board Officers Elected
Officers and committee members were elected at the Wardwell Home annual meeting held at 43 Middle St Saco. The slate includes Secretary Mrs Robert Bowie Treasurer William D Deans Assistant Treasurer Mrs Paul Chad Auditor Paul Chadre.
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Wardwell
Middle St
Saco
Robert Bowie
William D. Deans
Paul
Paul Chadre
Bowie
Marion Lowell
Hugh Carson
Lawrence Garland
Charles Fenderson
Staples
Ralph Hawkes
Lawrence Dearborn
Ann Chesley
Marston
Walter White
George Zink
Harry Sawyer
Harry
Lloyd Anderson
William Wright
Harry Garland
Sawyer
Wright
Joel Stacey
Laurence Staples
Harry Furber
Dorothy Furber
Anderson
Mrs Anderson
White
Stacey
Mrs Stacey
Norman Tripp
Philip Snow
Harry Sen
Lawrence Dearrm
Malaysian police hunt 35 militant leaders after crackdown
Deputy Prime Minister Razak told Parliament 140 suspects were arrested in November and the 35 escapees may have crossed the southern Malayan Singapore causeway with Manila and Singapore cooperation cited. The men were linked to left groups Labor Front of Malaya or Party.
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Associated Press
Kuala Lumpur
Tun Abdul Razak
Parliament
Razak
West
Malaysia
Singapore
Labor Fans of
Malaya
Avat
Medical Patients Listed From Biddeford Webber
Edwin S. Levy of Thacher Hotel Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Therese Bastarache of 142 Summer Street Biddeford is a patient at Webber Hospital. Arthur Desmarais of 90 Foss Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital.
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Edwin S. Levy
Thacher Hotel
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Therese Bastarache
Summer St
Arthur Desmarais
Foss St
Local Fraternal and Club Meetings In Biddeford and Saco
ES Division One of the Ancient Order of Hibernians meets Sunday at 7 30 in St John s Hall Biddeford for officers to be named. E and L Club of United Methodist Church Saco meets Monday at 7 30 at Mrs LaDora Gannon s Bradley Street Saco. Reobligation Night for Saco Rebekah Lodge is tomorrow at 7 30 at Odd Fellows Hall Saco with refreshments. DeMolay Mother s Circle meets Monday Jan 13 at 7 at Masonic Hall Saco with refreshments.
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Ancient
Order of Hibernians
St. John’s Hall
Elm Street
Main Street
Biddeford
E and L Club
United Methodist Church of
Saco
LaDora Gannon
Bradley Street
Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellowsall
Masonic Hall
York Pomona Grange Officers Work Degree
York Pomona Grange held a meeting at the Grange hall where the fifth degree was worked on four Riverside Grange candidates from Kittery. Seventy five members from 16 granges attended and a supper was served by Charles DeHaven of Lebanon.
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York Pomona
Grange
Riverside Grange
Kittery
Charles DeHaven
Lebanon
Leonard
Shirley Donovan
New Gloucester
Ethelyn Perkins
the Roberts
Goodwins Mills Grange
The
Barney Beg Grange
Leonard Donovan
Augusta
Beans For Youth Project
Donald McKenna
Margaret Huckins
Wells Grange
Alice Brooks
Ogunquit Grange
Post Co president to announce possible end of Saturday Evening Post
New York AP report says Martin S. Ackerman, president of the Saturday Evening Post Co and Curtis Publishing Co, is expected to announce the magazine will cease publication. He had rejected one buy offer and indicated a possible merger with Lin Broadcasting Corp of Nashville.
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NEW York
Saturday Evening Post Co
New York Times
the Times
Martin S. Ackerman
Post. Co
Curtis, Publishing Co
Lin Broadcasting Corp
Nashville, Tenn
Soviet TU144 makes second test flight amid secrecy
Moscow reports the TU144 supersonic jetliner underwent a second flight with maneuvers observed by Soviet reporters from another aircraft. Pravda notes it resembles a bird and photos were allowed. first supersonic test date not announced yet.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Komsoane Pravda
Vasily Peskov
Pravda
Weather Notes for Portland Snow Flurries Expected
Partly cloudy forecast for Portland with lingering snow flurries mainly in the mountains. Lows tonight around zero or below north to near five above south, staying quite cold Saturday.
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Portland
Market Opens Higher Amid Mixed Dow Gains
The New York stock market started up with the Dow Jones average advancing modestly while winners outnumbered losers two to one. Early leaders included American Motors up 4, Chrysler up 1, U S Steel up 4, Dupont up 1, Texaco up 1, Itek down 1, Bethlehem Steel down 1, and National Lead down. The AP average of 60 stocks rose 0.7. Technicolor led the American Exchange volume, gaining 1.5 to 36 5/8 as Aerojet and others moved in varied directions.
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New York
American Motors
Chrysler
U.S. Steel
Dupont
Texaco
Itek
Bethlehem Steel
National
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
Technicolor
Aerojet
Arkansas-Louisiana Gas
General Plywood
Swarthmore Faces Student Takeover Over Negro Program Demands
At Swarthmore College the Afro-American Student Society seized the administration building and the university's communications center in protests over Negro representation. About 60 Negro students are involved. officials say classes continued and no police were summoned. The demands include an independent African studies department and hiring more Black professors. Amnesty offers were rejected.
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San Fernando
Swarthmore
Joseph B. Shane
Brandeis
Morris B. Abram
Universty
Abram
Nixon extends Harlan Cleveland as NATO ambassador
Brussels AP reports President elect Nixon asked Harlan Cleveland to remain as ambassador to NATO, with the term extended until May 1. Cleveland has held the post since September 1965 in Brussels.
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Brussels
Harlan Cleveland
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nixon
Biddeford Post And Unit Hold Joint Legion Meeting
Robert MacFarland spoke on veteran federal benefits and pensions at a Biddeford American Legion Post and Auxiliary gathering. Royal Sheltra received a service citation. Adrien Lacourse joined as a new member. 287 members paid up. 58 members liable for 1969 dues. Paul DeRoy urged more post participation at county meetings. Marcel Metayer listed as a patient. upcoming mid winter conference and 50th anniversary events noted. Next meeting set for Jan 23 at 8 p.m. Elm Street Post home.
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McFarland
Royal Sheltra
American Legion
York County
Adrien E. Lacourse
Horace Beaulieu
Beaulieu
Roland St. Michel
Memrs
Paul DeRoy
Sanford
DeRoy
Webber Hospital
Marcel Metayer
Shelia
Fairfield
Legion
Waterville
Veterans Administration Hospital
Tagus
Blanche Keithley
Alice Goulet
Rose Soulard
Nellie Petit
Adrien L'Heureux
Maurice Dion
Elm Street
Food Sale Plan Outlined by Camp Ellis Auxiliary
Tentative plans for a food and candy sale were discussed at a Campus Volunteer Firemen’s Auxiliary meeting hosted by Mrs. Polly Penny of Camp Ellis. Reports were given by Ruth Stackpole and Theresa Pendleton. a letter from Thomas Dube in Vietnam was read. Sunshine Committee noted Mrs. Lillian Morris's illness.
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Polly Penny
Camp Ellis
Dorothy Abbott
Ruth Stackpole
Theresa Pendleton
Thomas Dube
Vietnam
Sunshine Committee
Lillian Morris
Stackpole
Ferry Road
Saco
Greta Greenier
Regina Kosta
Laura Robbins
Pauline Clegg
Mary Pendleton
Connie Collard
Joanne Larochelle
Elinor Emerson
Saco Cub Scouts Plan Banquet and Week Activities
Plans for Pack 328 of Saco outline a February 26 church banquet at Trinity Episcopal with Donald Hondel as head. During Boy Scout Week February 7 to 13, Cubs will attend services in uniform. Den 3 and Den 4 host a January 30 meeting with cake auction and skits, while the next committee meet is February 13.
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Saco
Trioy Episcopal Church
Donald Hondel
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Kittery
Lloy Knight
Portland
Dunkin
Coca Cola
South Portland
Humpty-Dumpty Potato Chip Co
Oma
Cole Farm Dairy
Trolley Car Museum
Kennebunkport
Den 3
Den 4
New England Briefs Highlight 18 Age Drinking Bill and JFK Memorial
State Rep Shirley Merrill of Lebanon proposes lowering drinking age to 18 citing hypocrisy and enforcement issues. Massachusetts House approves a memorial honoring JFK to be placed in the House chamber with Kennedy's 1961 address text. Council actions include Tenean Beach pollution probe, county salary bills, and a broader state-fiscal task force debate.
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Associated Press
Concord
N.H
Shirley Merrill
Lebanon
Merrill
Boston
Massachusetts House
Robert H. Quinn
John F. Kennedy
House
Kennedy
William G. Robinson
Melrose
Tenean Beach
Dorchester
Robinson
Senate
Public Service Committee
Committee of Counties
Greely
Buchanan
Amhearst
Walter Peterson
Robert Raiche
Gemini 12 spacewalk sets record by Aldrin
Luna Armstrong of Wapa kometa Ohio notes her son’s father Aldrin set a spacewalking record during the Gemini 12 mission. The two sons are aged 11 and 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Wapakometa
Ohio
Aldrin
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Missionary Society
Organ Fund of
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Tokyo
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
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N. S
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Ellsworth Coggins
Nova Scotia
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York Pomona Grange Officers Work Degree
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Biddeford Savings Bank
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