Death of George Anthony Early at 71 in Old Orchard Beach
George Anthony Early 71 of 9 Fern Ave Old Orchard Beach died in a Biddeford hospital. Born in Bangor Aug 27 1896 son of Thomas and Mary Early a WWI veteran and Dover NH High School graduate. He worked as a fiber purchaser for West Point Pepperell Biddeford and later sold fibers for M Callahan Corp Hoosick NY. Survived by widow Catherine Flynn Early son Robert A Bolduc daughter Carole Bolduc sister Mary Vachon and three grandchildren. Funeral at St Margaret’s Church 9 am Monday with interment in Newtown Cemetery Rollinsford NH. Friends may call at Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home tomorrow and Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 pm.
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Old Orchard Beach
George Anthony Early
Fern Ave
Biddeford
Bangor
Thomas
Mary Boyle Early
Dover (N.H.) High School
Early
West Point - Pepperell Inc
M. Callahan Corp
Hoosick
N.Y
St. Margaret's Church
Catherine Flynn Early
Robert A
Stowe
Mass
Theodore R
Carole) Bolduc
Mary Vachon
South Berwick
St. Margaret’s Church
Newtown Cemetery
Rollingsford
N.H
Portland Ave
Catherine Grindall 77 Cape Porpoise Dies After Illness
Mrs Catherine C Grindall 77 of Nestlers Point Cape Porpoise died this morning in Biddeford hospital after a long illness Born June 13 1890 in Boston daughter of Charles B and Elizabeth Patterson She attended the Methodist Church On The Cape Surviving are her widower Earle L Grindall two daughters Mrs H Carter East Weymouth Mass and Mrs Edith M Settner Miami Fla four grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 pm from Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk Officiating will be Rev Fred Holm Interment will be in Arundel Cemetery Friends may call Saturday 7 9 at Bibber Memorial Chapel
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Cape Porpoise
Catherine C. Grindall
Nestler’s Point
Biddeford
Boston
Mass
Charles B
Elizabeth Vaughn Patterson
Methodist
Edith M. Settner
Miami
Fla
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Summer St
Kennebunk
Fred Holm
Church
On-The-Cape
Kennebunk Christ Church
Arundel Cemetery
Bibber Memorial
William H. Griffin of Old Orchard Beach Dies at 67
William H Griffin 67 of 81 Lake Ave Old Orchard Beach died at home after a long illness. Born Aug 20 1900 in Charlotte Town Canada he moved to Maine 27 years ago. He retired in 1966 from Maremont Corp and served as a school crossing guard. Survived by wife Irene Lucier Griffin two sons Ralph and Rodney all of Haverhill Mass. three daughters Eleanor Gaudreau of Haverhill Jacqueline Tierney of this town and Nancy Griffin of Thompsonville Conn. one brother John Griffin of Haverhill. two sisters Mrs Carl Massey of Wolfboro NH and Mrs Bruce Pound of PEI. and 13 grandchildren. Funeral 10:30 am Monday at St Margaret's Church with interment in St Joseph's Cemetery Haverhill. Visitation 2-4 and 7-9 pm tomorrow and Sunday at 35 Portland Ave.
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Old Orchard Beach
William Harrison Griffin
Lake Ave
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Thomas
Mary Stewart Griffin
Griffin
Haverhill
Mass
New England
Maremont Corp
Saco
St. Margaret's Church
Irene Lucier Griffin
Ralph F
Rodney S
Bernard T
Eleanor) Gaudreau
Brian M
Jacqueline) Tierney
Nancy Griffin
Thompsonville
Conn
John Griffin
Biddeford Woman Hospitalized After Street Fall
A Biddeford woman, Jeannette Jalbert, 45, of 15 Pool Street, is in Webber Hospital for observation after a fall on Pool Street near Chapel Street early this morning. Police Sgt Norman Arbour and Officers Theodore Drouin and Raymond Langevin investigated around 6 30 a m. President Truman set up the White House horseshoe court.
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Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Pool Street
Chapel Street
Jeannette Jalbert
Pool St
Biddeford City
Norman Arbour
Theodore Drouin
Raymond Langevin
Funeral services held for Mrs. L Leopoldine Pelletier
Funeral services for Mrs. Leo Leopoldine Pelletier 86 of 316 Alfred Street Biddeford were conducted Thursday at 8 30 am at St Joseph Church Rev Valmont Gilbert celebrated the solemn requiem high mass with Deacon Rev Sylvia Levesque and Sub deacon Rev Maurice Morin. Burial followed in Sacred Heart Cemetery Andover Mass with Rev J A Bedard saying the prayers at the grave Bearers named Albert Caron Edmond Neault Roland Roy Paul Gendron Marcel Gendron and Frank Greaney
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J. A. Bedard
Albert Caron
Edmond Neault
Roland Roy
Paul Gendron
Marcel Gendron
Frank Greaney
Elks Plan Centennial Observance Meeting in Saco
Elks hold a meeting at the Elks Home Portland Road Saco tonight at 7 30 to plan the centennial observance during February Emphasis will rise on February 16 the Elks birthdate The centennial committee includes Leon F Jones John Martel Edward Collins Leo Kenney Eugene Pelletier and Rudolph Martin
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Elks Home
Portland Road
Saco
The
Elks’ Organization
Leon F. Jones
John Martel
Edward Collins
Leo Kenney
Eugene Pelletier
Rudolph Martin
Youth Sunday at United Baptist Church Saco
Youth Sunday will be marked at the United Baptist Church in Saco with 10:30 morning worship conducted by junior and senior high groups. Rev. Stanley A. Bennett will preach on The Walls Came Tumbling Down as various church members lead prayers readings and a children's talk.
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United Baptist Church
Saco
Stanley A. Bennett
Linda A. Scammon
Pamela L. Smith
Donald E. Renell
Ellatene G. Ellis
Richard J. McLoy Jr
Haiti
Audrey A. Schneider
Lawrence Woodward
H.H. Woodward
Mary M. Hill
Marines Return Home After Harrowing Mountain Escape
In a tense account, Marines Nelson and Roha recount fleeing through jungle terrain in Vietnam. They crossed seven miles of rugged countryside, laid low amid rocks, and heard enemy voices before reaching a Marine unit. Welcomed home in Elkhart, Nelson’s family celebrates Steve’s safe return while acknowledging his brother and family’s grief for the lost comrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5Th Marine Regiment
Roha
Elkhart
Nelson
Steve
Willard Gene
Vietnam
Mike
Curacao Capital Willemstad Noted In Dutch Antilles Mention
The article notes Willemstad as the capital and port of Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles. It discusses legislative items including cigarette tax receipts and $47,000 sums in the context of state spending and partisan caucusing. Gov. Curtis signs 17 enacted measures as Senate clears appropriations, indicating ongoing budget action.
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Senate
House
Gov. Curtis
Willemstad
Island of
Curacao
The
Netherlands Antilles
Local hospital patients and service member in Vietnam
Mrs. Anna Morin of 34 Birch Street Biddeford and Leroy Mitchell of 89 Scammon Street Saco are listed as patients at Webber Hospital Biddeford. Catherine Viahakos of 5 High Street Saco is also a patient at Webber Hospital with a broken ankle. Pfc. Roger A. Marcotte, son of Mr and Mrs Maurice Marcotte of 396 West Street, is in Vietnam with the 589th Engineer Construction Group.
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Anna Morin
Birch St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Leroy Mitchell
Scammon St
Saco
Catherine Viahakos
High St
Roger A. Marcotte
Maurice Marcotte
West St
Vietnam
589Th Engineer Construction Group
Fair Portland Weather With Snow Likely North
Gale warnings along the coast with a fair night and increasing cloudiness in the north. Lows range from minus 20 in the north to near zero along the coast. Saturday brings partly cloudy conditions south and mostly cloudy skies with occasional snow developing in the north. Warmer overall.
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Portland
Saco Rebekah Lodge to Meet Saturday Evening
Saco Rebekah Lodge will meet Saturday at 7 30 p m in Odd Fellows Hall Saco. Refreshments will be served.
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Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows
Lyman Baptist Church Fellowship Meets Saturday Morning
The Boys' Fellowship of Lyman Baptist Church at Mills Good will gather at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, aiming to discuss plans and activities for the group.
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Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Beach Youth Jailed For Failure To Pay
Paul Cote, 18, of Old Orchard Beach, found guilty of petty larceny for stealing a carton of cigarettes from Shaw's Market on January 24 and fined 50 dollars. committed to York County Jail for nonpayment. Other locals cited for traffic violations include Thomas Welch, Port land, 30 days. Israel Rodriguez, Altoona PA, 20, grade crossing fine 35. and multiple speeding and equipment offenses across Saco Biddeford and nearby towns. A separate case dismissed involved Galen Gray Jr. speeding.
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Paul Cote
Fern Ave
Old Orchard Beach
10Th District Court
Saco
York County
Shaw's Market
Thomas Hiram Welch
Portland
Welch
Israel Rodriguez
Altoona
Gerard R. Lambert
Biddeford
Stanley K. Hill
Robert M. Grant
Garfield St
Linwood R. Glover
Dayton
Clyde
Cobb
Lemund H. McKeown Jr
Peabody
Mass
Geoffrey P. Collins
Falmouth
Jessie Ix
Kittery Point
Oscar Audie
Portland Road
Victor W. Clough
Kennebunkport
Donald E
Michael Szomodi
Manchester
N.H
Charles W. Whitten
Alfred St
Easton
Fern Park Ave
Winston J. Ayotte
Watertown
Stephen J. Feleshens
Lewis Ave
Richard W. Briggs
Richard G. Davis
Kennebunk
Superior Court
Gary R. Peter W. Huke
Wallas- Mich
Edward P. Kane
South Portland
Donald A. Lapierre
William A. Simpson
John A. Day
Westboro
Daniel F. Caron
Brunswick
Peter W. Huke
Wollaston
Walter E. Kelly
Bar Harbor
Diane Belzile Houde
Quebec
Ralph J. Bouffard
White Wharf
Joseph Detullio
Wells
Galen Gray Jr
Shadagee Road
Gray
Weather forecast for northern New England and New England
The Weather Bureau five day forecast from Saturday through Wednesday predicts below normal temperatures overall. Expect warmth Saturday with colder conditions afterward and daytime highs from the upper teens to lower 20s in the north and 25 to 30 in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Precipitation totals around one quarter to one half inch, with some snow likely early in the period.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
R Island
Rhode Island
Beach PTA Variety Show at Old Orchard Beach High
The Old Orchard Beach PTA will present a public variety show at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the high school gym. Seven acts are planned including a Tambourine Special, a Mark Auger monologue, Edward Smith imitations titled PTA in Hollywood, Brendon Crosby poetry reading, a skit by Marie Smith, Louis DeAngelis song, and John Ray piano selections. Master of ceremonies will be William Mullen.
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Old Orchard Beach
Parent-Teacher Association
Mark Auger
Edward Smith
PTA
Hollywood
Brendon Crosby
Marie Smith
Louis DeAngelis
John Ray
William Mullen
Window broken by plow at American Discount Center
Biddeford police report a snow plow smashing a storefront window at 39 Washington Street Biddeford during last night’s storm. Officers Sgt Norman Arbour and Sgt Adelbert Morin Jr investigated and no damage estimate was available.
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American Discount Center
Washington St
Biddeford
Norman Arbour
Adelbert Morin Jr
Costs rise and fall in 1967 price trends report
The bureau notes December grocery prices up five tenths of 1 percent and annual gain of 0.3 percent. Housing gains 0.4 percent month, 2.7 percent year. Clothing up 0.2 percent December and 4 percent yearly. Transportation down 0.3 percent December but up 3.6 percent yearly. Medical costs lead in increases, with services rising 7.9 percent in 1967 and overall medical costs 6.4 percent above December 1966.
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Bureau
Lost Armistice Car Remains Missing Since War II
The armistice ending World War I was signed in a railway car near Compiegne forest in France. The original car, kept in a museum, was seized by the Nazis during World War II and has not been recovered.
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Compiegne
Police Arrest Two Local Men For Saco Break
Saco police arrested Armand J. Grenier Jr. and Philip Toussaint after a break in at Lunder Shoe Products Co. on Park Street. They face receiving stolen goods and breaking and entering charges with bail set at 2000 and 500, and both remain jailed after failing to post. Police credit aid from Biddeford officers in the investigation.
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Saco
Lunder Shoe Products Co
Parks Street
Armand J. Grenier Jr
Columbia Hotel
Biddeford
Philip Toussant
Hill St
Toussaint
Lunder
Grenier
York County
Robert Foran
Charles Desper
Richard Nason
George Friary
Adelbert Morin Jr
Valentine Tea Set by Notre Dame Hospital Auxiliary
Members met at 422 South St Biddeford to plan a Valentine tea at Notre Dame Hospital from 2 to 5 p.m. Feb 11. Mrs Orphilda Chabot chaired. numerous members named for roles in tea table decorations publicity fudge table baked goods and registration. Officials will announce pourers and entertainment later. Refreshments served.
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Notre Dame Hospital
Albert Cote
South St
Biddeford
Orphilda Chabot
Alice Fournier
Armand Mercier
Rose Sullivan
Rita Cote
Connie Olson
Claudia Williams
Rachel Paquette
Maurice Hebert
Willfrid Fortier
William Martin
Pauline DeMeule
Jeannine Paquette
Louise Sevigny
Jeannette Bibeau
Gabrielle Ste. Marie
Irene Auger
Arthur Bibéau
Yvonne Bibeau
Armand Morrissette
Priscille Morrissette
Wilfred Fournier
Robert Petrin
Outside influence in Kim regime shift aims in Korea
The piece questions whether external inspiration or encouragement shaped North Korea's leadership shift. It notes Kim Il Sung’s Moscow ties, his prewar study there, service with Soviet forces, and later elevation as a major general. Intelligence once linked Kim to Moscow’s plan for unified Korean communism.
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Kim
Moscow
Asia
Kim Il Sung
Korea
Mobilization Era Reserve Forces and Pueblo Crisis
The piece outlines continued reserve call ups since 1961 amid Cold War tensions. It notes 148,000 Army Air Guard and Navy Reserve members mobilized during Berlin, 14,000 Air Force Reservists on duty for Cuba, and planned home-based duties for air units. It cites Navy destroyer transfers, Guard readiness, and comments from Dean Rusk, James Gavin, and Maxwell Taylor on Pueblo’s seizure and Korean War implications.
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Berlin
Wall Street
Pueblo
Pacific
Air Guard
Air Reserve
Naval Reserve
Army
U.S
Thailand
Laos
Dean Rusk
Brooklyn
N.Y
James M. Gavin
Hanover
N.H
Navy
Pentagon
Honolulu
U. S. Grant Sharp
Vietnam
North Korea
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Geen
South Korea
South Vietnam
Fort Myers
Fla
Saco Police Report On Backing Collision On Flag Pond Road
Saco police report a crash on Flag Pond Road involving John G. Wormwood, 155 Coolidge Avenue, Saco, and Stanley St. Pierre of Flag Pond Road, Saco. The St. Pierre vehicle was backing from a driveway when the collision occurred.
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Saco
John G. Wormwood
Coolidge Avenue
Stanley St. Pierre
Flag Pond Road
St. Pierre
North Korea installs marshal under Soviet occupation
Under Soviet occupation, Pyongyang installs a North Korean marshal in 1945, marking the start of a military leadership role amid postwar power shifts.
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Pyongyang
Area Clergy and Beach Group Meetings Highlight Local events
Area clergy joined an ecumenical service at First Parish Congregational Church in Saco withCatholic and Protestant clergy from Biddeford and Saco participating. The Bay View Sisters Choir performed under Sister Lillian Bonin's direction, Rev Roland Sirois delivered the sermon, and a social followed in the parish house with refreshments by the Madisses. The Old Orchard Beach Jaycee Wives met in the Tax Assessor’s Office at Town Hall with Mrs Sanford Parker presiding and plans announced for a doll project and the annual Talent Show chaired by Mrs Thomas Lee.
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First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Saco
Biddeford
Pauline Lamirande
Paul K. Weimer
Lillian Bonin
Bay View
John
Old Orchard Beach
Jaycee
Town Hall
Sanford Parker
Brenda Roberge
Thomas Lee
Parker
Arthur Guerin Jr
Roger Roscoe
William Huff
Lee
Raymond Doherty
George Marcil
OFM
St. Francis College
Sylvio Levesque
St. Joseph's Church
John H. Miller
Roland Sirois
St. Andre's Church
Maurice Morin
Matthew Audibert
Litany
Lawrence DeBlois
St. Mary's Church
Weimer
Rose Ann Rathier
GOP Committee Calls Meeting Of County Units
The York County Republican Committee schedules a Monday Jan 29 8 p m meeting at the Kennebunkport American Legion hall Route 9 Cape Porpoise. Town chairmen and caucus committees are invited to discuss Town Caucuses and the election of new county and town committees and delegates to state and district conventions. York County Chairman Willie W Pomerlau urges broad representation as caucus material distribution changes. Hosts Rep and Mrs M Abbott Pendergast, refreshments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
York County
Atty
Willie W. Pomerleau
M. Abbott Pendergast
Church Officers To Be Installed At Biddeford Service
Installation of the church officers and the board of deacons and deaconesses will occur during the 10 30 morning worship at the United Church of Christ Congregational on Crescent Street Biddeford Rev John H Miller pastor will conduct the service his sermon topic is The Marks of True Manhood The choir will sing Hear My Prayer by Kopylow and suitable hymns will be used throughout the service The organist is Mrs Mary Knight and the music director is Mrs Lucille Mistos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Cresent Street
Biddeford
John H. Miller
Kopylow
Mary Knight
Lucille Mistos
Thieves Break Into St. Andre's Church
Biddeford police investigate a break into St. Andre's Church last night entry gained via basement side window about $75 stolen from jars authorities say Louis Philippe (1830 48) mentioned as last king of France in the report.
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St. Andre’s Church
Biddeford
St. Andre's Church
Louis Philippe
France
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