Deaths Miss B Diane Hamel of Kennbunk
Miss B Diane Hamel 75 a Boston resident summered in Kennbunk died in Biddeford hospital after a short illness. Born April 15 1894 in Lynn she was active in Salvation Army work. Survived by three brothers Leo Peabody Albert Fresno and Norman Huntington Beach. Funeral in Peabody Friday with burial at St Joseph's Cemetery Lynn. Bibber Memorial Chapel handles funeral arrangements.
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Kennebunk
B. Diane Hamel
Boylston Street
Boston
Kenn
Biddeford
Lynn
Mass
Oliver A
Zoe Cassette Hamel
Salvation Army
Leo Hamel
Peabody
Albert Hamel
Fresno
Calif
Norman Hamel
Huntington Beach
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Bibber
Longtime USCG veteran Edward Libby dead at 68 in Kennebunk
Lt. Edward L. Libby USCG retired 68 of Kennebunk formerly of South Portland born August 19 1903 served 30 years in Navy and Coast Guard Five years Navy 26 Coast Guard Attended South Portland and Kennebunk High Schools retired 1953 Worked at Songo Moc Shoe Co later Westbrook Junior College night watchman Survived by widow Clara Libby daughter Lorraine Bowdoin and two grandchildren Funeral services tomorrow at Angell Funeral Home 9 Dane Street Interment at Ocean Memorial Park Friends may call tonight at Angell Home.
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Kennebunk
Edward L. Libby
USCG
Aus
Arthur
Libby
Sete Coast Guard
U.S. Navy
Coast Guard
South Portland High School
Navy
Songo Moc Shoe Co
Westbrook Junior College
Clara M. Martin Libby
Lorraine Bowdoin
East Vassalboro
Angell Funeral Home
Dane Street
Ince Memorial Park
Friends
Aneel
Patricia Beaulieu Honored At Shower in Biddeford
Patricia Beaulieu ducal Beaulieu of 7 Ray Street Biddeford is guest of honor at a Fremont Club bridal shower in Biddeford. She will wed Dennis Camire of Green Street Biddeford on August 2. Guests included numerous locals and relatives as gifts, a book, and buffet lunch were part of the event.
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Patricia Beaulieu
Romeo Beaulieu
Ray St
Biddeford
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Beaulieu
Dennis Camire
Leo Paul Camire
Green St
Lillian Beaulieu
Cora Camire
Jo Ann Gobeil
Louise Rousselle
Christine Pomerleau
Mary Ann Roy
Diane Lemire
Pauline Poulin
Claire Stockford
Judy Stockford
Rachel Theroux
Amanda Theroux
Jackie Labbe
Annette Gregoire
Jeanette Purdy
Sadie Morin
Pauline Wilson
Irene Arel
Diane Rousselle
Ann Gallagher
Placide Beaudoin
Rachel Lapointe
Yolande Laverriere
Funeral Directors Shumway and Emond's Funeral Homes
Local funeral directors and obituaries service providers are listed with addresses in Saco Maine. Den denies Craig at 365 Main Street and Emond's Funeral Home on Main Street address 284 5511 are noted along with Frank X. Emond and J P Conroy.
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Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco, Maine
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Local Personal Notices From Biddeford and Nearby
Emile Croizier of 16 Mount Vernon Street Biddeford is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs Alice LeBlanc of 35 Hill Street Biddeford is a medical patient. Lucien Belair and Sandra Farrel vacation in Bate Minnesota with Arthur Belair stationed there. Mrs Germaine Sicard of 159 Alfred Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Carl A. Mitchell of Plymouth New Hampshire rests at 26 Temple Street Ocean Park as a medical. Willis Merrill of the U S Navy Seabees has returned to Gulfport Mississippi after a 30 day leave spent with his father Fred Merrill and mother Eleanor Merrill in Milford New Hampshire and his grandmother Nancy Vetterline in Kennebunk. He will be stationed at Gulfport until his discharge in December.
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Emile Croizier
Mt. Vernon St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Alice LeBlanc
Hill St
Lucien Belair
Sandra Farrel
Bate
Minn
AIC
Arthur Belair
Germaine Sicard
Alfred St
Carl A. Mitchell
List Of Attendees For Community Event Includes Many Names
A long list details numerous attendees and accompanying guests for a community gathering. Names span multiple families and include Mrs. Raymond Letellier Mrs. Walter Preakes Mrs. Jea nette Dube and many more, with additional guests noted as unable to attend or sharing in the gift presentation.
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Barbara Gouin
Pauline Tremblay
Cecile Gadbois
Helen Crepeau
Robert Montpas
Rudolph Ross
Raymond Gobeil
Jeanette Gosselin
Pauline Fortier
John Rochefort
Albert Lessard Sr
Rachel Thibault
Laurette Violette
Kathleen Ke
Diane Carrier
Jean Goodwin
Raymond Goudreau
Marie Stanford
Carlene Beaulieu
Claire Blank
Joanne Beaulieu
Salvatore Maniscalco
Carme Scavatto
Joseph Deni
Leo Paul Belanger
Jacqueline Laverriere
Gertrude Desrosiers
Rita Boutin
Donna Fournier
Aurore Morel
Helen Neault
Robert Cote
Florida Guilbeault
Albert Chretien
Jerry Laverriere
Marcel Menard
Germaine Lessard
Yvonne Laverriere
Yvette Garon
Alphonse Brunelle
Ed Shultz
Blanche Roy
Robert Bissell
Edwin Saxon
Bernice Beaulieu
Rita Regis
John Collins
Donald Mondor
Rose Labonte
Josephine Morin
Alice Leon
Andre Rheault
Michelle Fecteau
Simonne Drapeau
Arthur Ouelette
Cecile St. Amand
Frances Nadeau
Raymond Gifun
Rosanna Gifun
Suzanne Baiguy
Lillian Lambert
Priscille Lambert
Vivian Sprague
Louis Pomerleau
Julienne Laverriere
Boucouvalas-DuPuis AMVETS Meeting Tonight
A Boucouvalas-DuPuis Post AMVETS meeting will be held tonight at 8 o clock at the Post home on Spring Street in Saco.
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Boucouvalas-Dupuis Post Amvets
Post
Spring Street
Saco
Thursday choir and youth meetings listed for area churches
Ogunquit Baptist Church offers Youth Fellowship rooms on Thursdays at 7 30 for Junior and Senior High. Biddeford Foss Street Methodist and South Biddeford Methodist hold Thursday choir rehearsals at Foss Street with Crusader choir at 6 30 and Adult Sanctuary choir at 7 30. Saco Methodist Church lists Thursday Junior choir at 6 15 p m and Senior choir at 7 p m.
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Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Foss Street
Crusader
Methodist
Church
Saco, CO
Elephant Buried on Private Land After Company Dump
An elephant valued at $3,000 from the International Animal Exchange was buried on private company land near Rochester after Dan Brennan confirmed permission. Two men allegedly moved the bloated carcass to the site on Tuesday night following the animal’s arrival last weekend and a note of illness.
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International Animal Exchange, Inc
Ferndale, Mich
Dan Brennan
Rochester
Kochan
Rennan
Probing Continental Drift With Seismic and Laser Tests
Long term Earth tests use laser reflectors and a sensitive seismometer to study crust movement and past land connections. Data from a New York test showed a 200 pound sensor failed to record an Alaska quake, affecting calibration of global drift measurements.
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Earth
South America
Armstrong
Aldrin
New York State
Food price index shows inflation impact on meat costs
The food administration cites the price spiral with beef and pork hitting 118.6 in January, meaning $11.86 per unit vs $10 in 1957-59 terms. By May the price rose to $12.34. Hiemstra notes food inflation around 4 percent from January to May while other items rise nearer 6 percent.
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Hiemstra
Vietnam battle deaths at low level as Nixon cites trend
AP reports weekly U S battle deaths in Vietnam reach a low not seen since April. Nixon supporters allegedly tried to sabotage peace talks, Theodore White asserts in The Making of a President 1968. Peru-U S talks on Pacific fishing dispute with Chile and Ecuador noted.
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Washington
Vietnam
Nixon
Lima
Peru
United States
Chile
Ecuador
Anbert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Theodore White
Portland Weather Forecast Tonight and Thursday
Fair conditions prevail tonight with temperatures in the 40s north and 50s south. Thursday brings some variable winds and small temperature changes with little overall variation.
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Portland
St Josephs Centennial Plans Progress in Biddeford and Saco
The President announced widespread parish participation for the centennial. Members from St Joseph’s Parish are chosen for the centennial committee as plans develop. The celebration may extend over six months with a national speaker program. A full centennial program is slated for release in October.
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Biddeford
Saco
Catholic and Catholic Systems Face Separation Issues
The text notes past attacks on shared facilities between Catholic groups and public systems as potential church state violations. It suggests such arrangements have mythically survived court scrutiny while the present government targets civil rights claims not tied to church state concerns.
Post Offices Embrace Motorized Delivery Across New England
The article notes Portland and surrounding cities shifting toward motorized mail routes as a gasoline brigade expands. Biddeford Post Office lags in modernization, but overall the U.S. Mail moves to faster delivery reducing shoe leather for postmen.
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Delvery
McAuley
Newey
Portland
Biddeford
U.S
Unclear Trooper Finds Nursing Path After Service
Fragmented text shows a trooper who became a registered nurse and mentions three sons Clinton, Williams, and Charles Jr. The speaker notes being sports minded and active for the kids, denying radical bitterness as she stays engaged in their outdoor activities.
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Clinton
Williams
Young Charles, Jr
Food costs keep rising with no relief in sight
Washington reports continued inflation in food prices with no immediate relief forecast for consumers as the government notes ongoing upward trends. The statement underscores persistent pressure on households amid rising grocery costs and steady demand.
Nancy Bouchard Weds Paul Boisvert At St Josephs Church
Nancy Bouchard and Paul Boisvert were married at St Josephs Church with Rev Roger Bolduc officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bouchard of Biddeford, wore Chantilly lace with a detachable train and red rose bouquet. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Boisvert of Biddeford. The ceremony featured sister Annette Bouchard as maid of honor, bridesmaids in apricot, and a reception at Rochambeau Club. The couple will reside in Grand Rapids Michigan after a wedding trip through New England.
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Roger Bolduc
St. Joseph's Church
Diana Rousselle
Sree
Og Bouchard
Wentworth St
Biddeford
Robert Aaves
Clifford St
Annette Bouchard
Dior
Maid of Honor
Joan Girouard
Joyce Lemay
Daniel Boisvert
Robert Bourchard
Donald Girouard
Robert Desrochers
Estanco
Rochambeau Club
South Street
New England
Boisvert
Biddeford High School
Morningstar Corp
Kennebunk
St. Louis High School
Xavier University
Equitable Life
Biddeford Carnival Benefits Muscular Dystrophy Fund
A Biddeford neighborhood carnival to aid muscular dystrophy victims is set for July 10 11 12 at 5 Sheltra Ave Dan Fecteau will be ringmaster with Annie Gagnon Nancy Dube and Gary Fecteau assisting Proceeds go to the fight against muscular dystrophy and related diseases with a variety of games and prizes.
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Sheltra Ave
Biddeford
Dan
Fecteau
Roger Fecteau
Young Fecteau
A_nie Gagnon
Nancy Dube
Gary Fecteau
al A
Dystr
Public Continues Buying Spree Amid Inflation Fears
Analysts say the economy will slow and inflation ease but consumers keep spending. GNP rose to a 903.5 billion annual rate in Q1, retail sales hit a May record of 29.4 billion, and wholesale prices surged. Wage gains outpace productivity, fueling costs while stock averages drop about 10 percent from mid May peaks.
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New York
U.S. Commerce Department
Monte Gordon
Bache and Co
Theovernment
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Tops chapter selects June Queen Jeannette McCallum
The TOPS group at Christ Church Hall Biddeford crowned Jeannette McCallum queen for June after she shed 134 pounds. Cochairs Priscilla Coughlin Grace Gagne and Rachel Gagne hosted the meeting with games and refreshments. The club posted a 61 pound net loss for June, its best monthly total, and seven new members joined. Interested guests may attend Monday evenings to learn about the weight loss plan.
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Tops Chapter
Lo-Cal-Gals
Christ Church Hall
Crescent Street
Biddeford
Jeannette McCallum
Priscilla Coughlin
Grace Gagne
Rachel Gagne
Paratroopers Enter Viet Cong Ambush South of Da Nang
American paratroopers walked into an ambush 50 miles south of Da Nang suffering nine killed and seven wounded in a day-long battle reported by U S headquarters.
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Saigon
da Nang
U.S
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Diane Hamel
Edward Libby
Lillian Roussin
Lucile Roussin
Lucille Georgacarakos
Donald Couture
Diane Laflamme
Raymond Laflamme
Patrick Tousig
Shumway
I Pires
H. Gross Sr
Memoriam
Roger Turcotte
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Joseph's
Alaska
Bruce McAllister
International Harvester World
Nancy Bouchard
Paul Boisvert
Mrs
Anastasoff
Aia
Biddeford Carnival
MD Fund
Don Battle
Goodarss
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