Noted Author To Speak At Linnell Gymnasium
Vance Packard, renowned social critic and author of best sellers such as The Hidden Persuaders and The Waste Makers, will speak at Thornton Academy's Linnell Auditorium on February 27, 1968 at 8 p.m. He will address residents of Saco and surrounding areas under the Sweetser Lecture Series.
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Vance Packard
Alway
Thornton Academy
Linnell
Saco
Packard
Pennsylvania
Columbia University
Graduate School of
Boston
New York
Collier’s
Columbia
New York University
Tion
United States
Fairfield County
Connecticut
Mertha’s Vineyard
Massachusetts
Sweetser
Quebec Separatist Movement Gains Momentum Abroad
The piece notes English Canadian language concerns fueling Quebec separatism. It cites Gov de Gaulle's Montreal balcony moment and Rene Levesque leaving the Liberal party to push for an independent Quebec tied to Canada by an economic common market, a plan unlikely to win English Canada’s cooperation.
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de Gaulle
Montreal
Quebec
Rene Levesque
Liberal Party
Canada
Levesque
Quebec separatist forecast faces rural support gap
Almost all observers expect Levesque to lift backing for separatism yet few share his prediction that Quebec independence is four years away. Many separatists privately anticipate continued tough going due to limited support in economically influential rural regions.
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Levesque
Quebec
Blood Bank Supply At Critical Level
Webber Hospital Blood Bank runs at a critical low level says Dr. Irvin Dorfman hospital pathologist. Officials say 15 to 25 units weekly are needed for regular service and emergencies. Donors are urged to contact Mrs. Clayton W. Cartmill Biddeford to donate locally and keep a reserve for exchanges with other hospitals.
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Webber Hospital
Irvin Dorfman
Clayton W. Cartmill
Biddeford
Couple Honored Guests At Party On Anniversary
LYNN Massachusetts Mr and Mrs Louis DeSilva of West Peabody former Biddeford Maine residents were guests of honor at an open house for their 25th wedding anniversary. The affair was given by their daughter Mrs William Conway at her Lynn home. They were married January 23 1943 in Biddeford Maine. Mrs DeSilva the former Pauline McDonald of Saco Maine attended schools there. Her husband formerly of Biddeford attended schools. They moved to West Peabody about 20 years ago. The anniversary party was attended by many relatives and friends and the couple received gifts and a money tree.
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Lynn
Mass
Louis DeSilva
West Peabody
Biddeford
Maine
William Conway
DeSilva
Pauline McDonald
Saco
Biddeford Church Group Holds Annual Election
The United Church of Christ in Biddeford elected officers and boards for the 1968 term at the annual parish meeting on Crescent Street. Rev John H Miller served as minister with clerk Paul Larrabee and moderator Carleton F. Davis, among others, and committees and delegates were named for 1968 through 1971 terms. A parish supper preceded the meeting, with organizers including Mrs Mark Horne and Mrs Jerome Daly.
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United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Crescent Street
John H. Miller
Paul Larrabee
Mary Jones
Carleton F. Davis
Clifford Clifford
Alfred T. Wilcox
George D. Love
Barbara Vanderward
John N. Moeckel
Albret E. Worden
Winfield E. Worcester
Paul M. Croxford
Charles F. Leach
Robert W. Norton
Prescott Howard
George Love
J. Burton Strikde
Clayton Cartmill
Everett E. Holt
Miss Leach Robie
Board of Christian Education
Cartmill
George S. Ange
Robert Norton
Archie Maxwell
Vanderward
Alfred S. Bradford
John Moeckel
Harold J. Staples
Carleton F. Foss
Maine Congregational Christian Conference
Mark K. Horne
Carleton Foss
Wayne Hutchins
Joseph A. Haley
Thomas Haley
Mr. Miller
Mark Horne
Charles Patrick
Alfred Stimpson
Jerome Daly
Biddeford Club to Attend Canadian Snowshoe Meet
Plans are underway for the International Snowshoe Convention in Montreal with Le Voltigeur Club Biddeford members set to participate. The meeting at the South Street hall was led by President Oneil Desrochers and discussed possible joint travel with Rochambeau and Le Parresseaux clubs, plus a bus rental. A baked bean supper is planned for Feb 10 from 4 30 to 7 p.m. at the club hall. Director Henry Cyr won a special award. next meeting Jan 30 at 8 p.m.
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Montreal
le Voltigeur Club
South Street
Biddeford
Oneil Desrochers
Rochambeau Club
le Parresseaux ‘Club
Rumford
Chapain Paul Angers
Lewiston
Henry Cyr
Whitehurst Reflects on a Life of Antiques and Work
In a retirement profile Babe Whitehurst recalls five decades of York County work and attic hunts. He highlights major projects like the Narragansett Hotel and Ogunquit Playhouse, admires a cherry rope-leg table worth 350, and plans a March move to Florida after painting his home.
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Babe
Whitehursts
Ann
Mary
Newburgh
N.Y
Mas
John Phillips
Hartford
Florida
Ruth Dearborn
Biddeford
Red Cross
Heart
Lewiston
Saco
United Church of Christ (Congregational
York County
Deering Lumber Co
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Feracci
Delmar’ and
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Suedes
Thom McAn
Sandler
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