Deaths Joseph G Verrier 75 Biddeford and Goose Rocks Beach
Joseph G Verrier 75 of 47 Adams St Biddeford and Goose Rocks Beach died yesterday in a local hospital two days after burial. He was born Oct 27 1891 in Biddeford son of Joseph and Anna Verrier. He ran Verrier General Store Goose Rocks and worked for Pepperell Mfg Co and a Ford garage sales manager. He served as Police Commissioner 1933 1936 and deputy sheriff of York County. He worked at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard during WWII. He was a St Joseph Church communicant and longtime member of Painchand's Band Elks Sanford Lodge and Biddeford Musicians Association. Survived by three sons Conrad Goose Rocks Leonard Greenland NH Robert Topsfield MA seven brothers Adelard Worcester Henri Woonsocket R J Arthur Lawrence and others sister trio Mrs Marie Anne Labbe Mrs Leonie Guertin Mrs Germaine Turgeon. Funeral from St Joseph's Church Saturday at 9 am with viewing at Emond Funeral Home Biddeford today and Friday.
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Joseph G. Verrier
Adams St
Biddeford
Goose Rocks Beach
Joseph
Anna Ross Verrier
Verrier
Goose Rocks
Pepperel] Mfg. Co
Loch Ford
York County
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
St Joseph's Church
Painchand’s
Sanford Lodge of Elks
Napoleon
Oscar
Albert
Ronald
Adelard
Worcester
Mass
Henri
Woonsocket
R. J
Arthur
Lawrence
Marie Anne Labbe
Leonie Guertin
Germaine Turgeon
St. Joseph's Church
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Knights of Columbus Auxiliary to pray for Leo Paul Loranger
Members of the Lake E. Hart Council meet at 7 30 tonight at Bolduc Funeral Home Biddeford 291 Alfred St to say prayers for Leo Paul Loranger husband of a member.
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Lake E. Hart Council
Knights of Columbus Auxiliary
Bolduc
Alfred St
Biddeford
Leo Paul Loranger
B52s Hit Rail Lines and Haiphong Fuel Depot Action
B52s continued strikes along the Hanoi to Red China rail corridor with 23 boxcars damaged. Navy air strikes from Intrepid and Bon Homme Richard hit an underground fuel dump 13 miles above Haiphong, smoke rising 13,000 feet and visible 65 miles away. Air Force and Marines targeted artillery positions as casualties mount near the demilitarized zone. McNamara said he would study further American troop needs amid ongoing pacification efforts.
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Hanoi
Red China
Air Force
Navy
Intrepid
Bon Homme Richard
Haiphong
Tonkin Gulf
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
McNamara
Washington
Vietnam
Funeral Directors Shumway Service in Saco Maine
Funeral service listings show Shumway Funeral Service at Spring Street Saco with Philip H. Gross Sr. as director. Also listed are Dennett and Craig at Main Street Saco and Emond's Funeral Home with Frank X. Emond and J. P. Conroy.
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Shumway
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Card of Thanks for Mr Fred Hall and others
We extend sincere thanks to friends and relatives who helped ease our sorrow in the recent loss of our loved one. Mr. Fred Hall Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kearns Mr. and Mrs. Heber Smith
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Fred Hall
Joseph Kearns
Heber Smith
Funeral services for Mrs Winifred Sawyer
Funeral services for Mrs Winifred Cole Sawyer of 16 Elm Street Saco were held this morning at Shumway Funeral Home Biddeford pastor Rev John Miller presiding Interment was at Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco Arrangements by Philip Gross Sr Shumway Funeral Home
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Winifred Sawyer
Winifred Cole Sawyer
Elm St
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
John Miller
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Philip Gross Sr
Funeral services held for Mrs. Fabiola Rock in Saco
Mrs. Fabiola Rock of 12 Thornton Ave Saco died recently. Funeral Mass at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saco with Rev Joseph Carrier officiating. Burial in St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford. Bearers included Lionel Belanger Donald Blanchette Arthur Belisle and Roland Belisle. Delegations from St Anne Sodality and Our Lady of Fatima Daughters of Isabella attended.
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Fabiola Rock
Thornton Ave
Saco
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Joseph Carrier
Eva Carrier
Urial
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Biddeford
Father Carrier
Lionel Belanger
Donald Blanchette
Arthur Belisle
Roland Belis
Marie Ann Bergeron
Mary McIntyre
Rita McIntyre
Victoria St. Amand
Marie Valliere
Berangere G Millette
Poverty War Could Last For Decades
Portland AP report quotes Victor C. Gideon of PROP saying the war on poverty may take 20 to 30 years to address both causes and cures. He notes poverty is complex and emphasizes changing attitudes over just presenting facts. Gideon, 25, heads PROP education in Cumberland County and to speak to groups about programs and opportunities. He will edit a bi monthly PROP newsletter.
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Portland
Victor C. Gideon
PROP
Gideon
Bowdoin
Cumberland County
Holiday Fire In Oxford Kills Eight On July Fourth
An Independence Day blaze in an Oxford four room shanty killed eight people including Mrs Beverly Gauthier and her four children, a babysitter, two servicemen, and a dog. Investigators say kerosene or fuel spread the fire. no arrest is foreseen. Autopsies show inhalation as the cause.
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Oxford
State Attorney General's Office
Leonce J. Jobin Jr
Rumford
Beverly Gauthier
Raymond
Patricia
Daniel
Roland
Brenda L. Willard
Berlin
N.H
Clifton L. Duvall
Opa-Locka
Fla
Gerald F. Gardiner Jr
Waterford
Atty
Richard A. Cohen
Gardner
Gerald F. Gardner Sr
Lyman Rogers
Norway
Jobin
Saco Resident Hospitalized After Backing Car Incident
Saco police say John Danis, 69, of 28 Lincoln St., was taken to Webber Hospital in Biddeford for observation after he was struck in the leg by a car driven by Hart Ricks, 39, of Ballston Lake. Danis said he was walking behind the parked auto on Elm Street when it backed up and hit him. The driver said he did not see anyone behind him. The report notes a joint program by the state Departments of Libraries.
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Saco
John Danis
Lincoln St
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Hart Ricks
Ballston Lake
Danis
Ricks Auto
Elm Street
State Departments of Libraries
Adalt Chapter OES to Hold Saturday Coffee Event
Biddeford’s Adalt Chapter Order of the Eastern Star will host a coffee on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Biddeford Pool home of Mrs. John Oddy.
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Adalt Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Biddeford
Biddeford Pool
John Oddy
Local church notices for Biddeford and Kennebunk area
The Full Gospel Assembly holds an evangelistic service Friday at 7 30 p m in the American Legion Hall 508 Elm St Biddeford Pioneer Girls meet Friday at 6 30 p m at the Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills A Ladies Prayer meeting Friday at 10 a m in the parsonage of Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes for St Monica s Church Kennebunk Grades 2 5 Saturday 9 30 a m Grades 6 8 Friday after school
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Full Gospel Assembly
American Legion Hall
Pioneer Girls
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Monica’s Church
Kennecunk
Coast Guard Veteran To Be Honored In Harbor Ceremony
Harold Cummings a Rockland based boat swain's mate first class will receive the Coast Guard Commendation Medal for rescuing two stranded fishermen from Calf Island off Winter Harbor during a heavy snowstorm last February 2. The award recognizes outstanding seamanship as commander of a 40 foot rescue craft and will be presented by Capt. Richard H. Hagadorn in Southwest Harbor.
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Southwest Harbor
Coast
Bodies Of Wells Couple Recovered From Plane Wreckage
The bodies of Herbert Brook, 38, and his wife, 32, from Wells Maine, were recovered from a small plane wreck atop Haystack Mountain Dover Vermont AP The couple disappeared September 27 1965 while flying from Rochester New Hampshire to Hartford Connecticut. The wreckage was spotted by a Civil Air Patrol pilot. A ground party retrieved the remains after a day.
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Dover
Herbert Brook
Wells
Maine
Haystack Mountain
Civil Air Patrol
Brook
Rochester
N.H
Hartford
Beach Woman Injured In Cascade Road Crash
A Beach woman was admitted to Webber Hospital in Biddeford with injuries from a Cascade Road accident yesterday. Police say 24 year old Susan Hayes of 17 Portland Avenue lost control, ran off the road, and knocked down eight guard rail posts before stopping against the rail.
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Old Orchard Beach
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Cascade Road
Susan Hayes
Portland Ave
Portland Weather Forecast Card
Tonight fair and cool with lows in the mid to upper 40s. Gentle northwest winds. Friday mostly sunny with little temperature change. Winds variable south to southerly 5 to 15 mph.
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Portland
Open Warehouse Inspection Ends After Landmark Ruling
Seattle fire inspectors Robert Lallo and Allen Stephens inspected Norman Lee's locked warehouse after a 1962 legal battle where Lee argued against warrantless entry. The U S Supreme Court in June ruled inspectors may enter for routine checks. Lee opened the warehouse for public view and demanded a public report within 30 days.
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Seattle
Wash
Robert E. Lallo
Allen J. Stephens
Norman Lee
Statewide Hardware Co
Lee
Fire Department
See
U. S. Supreme Court
High Court
Gordeon Vickery
Vickery
New York Stocks Edge Up Amid AT T Pressure After FCC Move
Weakness in AT T triggers early market selloff while the Dow opens up 0.41 at 865.35. AT T slides after FCC cuts interstate return, eroding about 120 million yearly. AP index up 4 to 325.4 as industrials and rails gain. Boeing leads a modest rally with others lifting modestly. Xerox slips on high price move. The piece notes a separate Harrison New Jersey study naming the country’s largest pipeline under one man. Seeds and seedlings program described with Get Booked for Seedlings theme.
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Dow Jones
At&t
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Associated Press
Boeing
McDonnell Douglas
Eastman Kodak
International Telephone
Eastern Air Lines
Merck Stokeley van Camp
Xerox
Goodrich
IBM
Control Data
American Stock Exchange
Harrison
N. J
Houston
New York
Worthington
Celebration continues for 99th birthday matriarch
Friends traveled from New York City and other towns to honor Mrs. Mudgett at her birthday gathering. Guests included Leslie C. Dunn and Grenville Colgar with families from Newtonville and Lexington. Family notes list daughter, grandson Richard Stevens with wife Joyce in Kennebunk, and granddaughter Kathryn in Biddeford. An unusual numeric sequence marked age milestones as 99, 66, and 33.
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Leslie C. Dunn
New York City
Columbia University
Grenville Colgar
Newtonville
Mass
Frank Card
Portsmouth
N.H
Harold Louder
Lexington
James Belmore
North Berwick
Rusk Defends Vietnam Policy Against Surrender Charge
Secretary of State Dean Rusk rejected claims the United States seeks unconditional surrender in Vietnam. He argued Washington only wants North Vietnam to stop sending troops and arms into Laos and South Vietnam to seize those countries by force.
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North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Rusk
United States
Vietnam
Laos
South Viet
Nam
Kentuckian Plants Tree To Grow Pulp For Books
A Kentucky resident plans to grow a tree intended for pulp production for book manufacturing. The article notes the unusual agricultural idea and outlines the basic approach and aims without sensational detail.
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Frankfort , Ky
Expo 67 Hovercraft marks 100000th passenger
Mrs Edwin G Walker of Saco Maine became the Expo 67 Hovercraft Service 100000th rider. Hovercraft by Hoverwork Canada and BP Canada Ltd begun commercial service at Expo 67 with two craft carrying 38 passengers each from Isle Charron to La Ronde and river trips. Mrs Walker received a signed commemorative certificate.
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Montreal
Edwin G. Walker
Saco
Maine
Hoverwork Canada Ltd
BP Canada Ltd
Canada
BP Canada
British Petroleum Co
London
Isle Charron
St. Lawrence River
la Ronde
Isle St. Helene
Exhibition Island
Teenage Gang Films Former Mode Of Life
In Philadelphia, teen gang members from the 12th and Oxford Streets area produce and star in a 20 minute film The Jungle directed and edited by themselves with help from Harold J Haskins and College Bound Corp. The project created a film company and offered a path away from high arrest rates, funded by Brooks Foundation support and a one dollar per hour stipend. The story follows a country boy drawn into city gang life and ends with his death in a gang fight, begun in Oct 1966 and completed Mar 29.
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Philadelphia
Oxford Streets
Harold J. Haskins
Haskins
College Bound Corp
Brooks Foundation
California
Israeli Vatican Ties Warm Despite Nonrecognition
Jerusalem reports indicate Israeli government circles seek closer ties with the Vatican which does not recognize Israel. Msgr. Angelo Felici arrives to study holy sites and Arab refugees while Pope Paul VI receives Israeli ambassador Ehud Avriel marking a historic audience.
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Jerusalem
Vatcan
Israel
Private Pipeline Project Becomes Largest Private Capital Build
The pipeline, costing about 360 million dollars, is described as the largest private capital construction. It holds over 14 million barrels of oil and can deliver 42 million gallons daily, with the system gauged metered and monitored by an Atlanta operator.
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Atlanta
Mead Journal Classified Ad Reaches Over Thirty Thousand
The Mead journal reports its classifieds reach over 30 000 readers daily, highlighting substantial local engagement for ads and notices. This strong audience is expected to bolster listings, services, and personal notices across the Mead area.
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Your Journal
Israeli Sailor Describes Attack On Liberty
Israeli naval reservist Micha Limor aboard a torpedo boat recounts the June 8 attack on the U S Navy communications ship Liberty off the Egyptian coast during the Arab Israeli war. Thirty four American sailors were killed and about 75 wounded in the assault.
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U.S. Navy
Liberty
U.S
Micha Limor
Associated Press
Encounter with a Ghost Ship Sparks International Standoff
Israeli torpedo boats chase an unidentified vessel off El Arish. After two planes attack, the ship refuses to identify. A torpedo blows the vessel midships, revealing the U S Navy Liberty. The incident triggers a broader diplomatic flare.
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Tel Aviv
el Arish
Erish
Miss Payheur Weds Jean Pelletier in Biddeford
A Monday morning ceremony at St. Andre's Church Biddeford united Miss Andrea D Payheur and Jean L Pelletier with Rev Bernand Nicknair officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Payheur of 71 Bacon St Biddeford and the groom is son of Mr and Mrs Philippe Pelletier of Ste. Rose du Delges Canada.
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St. Andre’s Church
Biddeford
Andrea D. Payheur
Jean L. Pelletier
Bernand Nicknair
Miss Payheur
Alfred Payheur
Bacon St
Phillipe Pelletier
Ste. Rose du Degeles
Canada
Alice Nolette
Laura Proulx
Venice
Anita Rheault
Safe smashed at Maine Lobster Co plant in Portland
A safe at the Maine Lobster Co plant on Commercial Street was broken into and about $3,000 was taken. The incident followed a report that strangers had been aboard and that the ship Liberty resumed normal operation after the event.
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Portland
Maine Lobster Co
Painting And Paying Bids Are Awarded At Saco School Board
At a special meeting the Saco school committee awarded painting of Burns School rooms halls and stairwell to A C McNeil of Old Orchard Beach for 965 dollars. Playground paving at Fairfield School went to Warren Bros of Portland for 8075 dollars. The board also appointed Mrs Helen H Flaherty of South Berwick as art teacher for the city system.
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Saco
Burns School
A. C. McNeil
Old Orchard Beach
John Murphy
McNeil
Fairfield School
Warren Bros
Portland
Burglary Reported At Local Building Break In
Police investigated a theft where about $3,000 was stolen from a building. President Michael D. Little field noted $700 in rolled coins with the remainder in bills and several checks. Entry appeared forced on a rear door between 3 and 5 a.m.
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Michael D. Littlefield
Simetime
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Mary Crosby
Inseswiss
Coast Guard
HIG Oo
A.M. P
M. P
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Anastasoff
The
Jean Pelletier
Normand Rheault
Henry Madden
Lowell
Biddeford-Saco Lodge
Pelletier
Biddeford High School
New England Divi- Biddeford
New England
Maremont Corp
Biddeord
VAIL
Roger 8S
Labbe
Youland’s Jewelry Store
Main St
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