Mrs Ruth L Thurston 63 Cape Porpoise dies in Biddeford
Funeral services held at the Church on the Cape for Ruth L Thurston born November 26 1903 in Lawrence Massachusetts died Saturday in a Biddeford hospital. Interment at Beech Brook Cemetery Gloucester Massachusetts. She leaves two sons a brother a sister and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk.
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Kennebunkport
Maurice F
Ida Booth Leach
Church On the
Marjorie Gallacher
Methuen
Mass
Bibber
Philip Blanchette of Old Orchard Beach dies at 49
Philip Blanchette 49 of 7 Maplewood Ave Old Orchard Beach died suddenly at home Saturday. He was born August 30 1917 son of Joseph and Eliza Blanchette and worked at Airport Garage Biddeford. Survivors include widow Virginia Shuffleburg Blanchette four sons Donald Joseph Stephen Lawrence four daughters Susan Julie Mildred mother Eliza Blanchette of Saco two brothers Donald and Robert sister Ruth Smart of Fort Lauderdale and several nieces and nephews. Funeral tomorrow at 1 30 p m from Shumway Funeral Home Saco with interment Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco. Friends may call today 2 4 and 7 9.
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Old Orchard Beach
Philip Blanchette
Maplewood Ave
Joseph
Eliza Booth Blanchette
Airport Garage
Biddeford
Virginia Shuffleburg Blanchette
Donald
Stephen
Lawrence
Susan
Julie
Mildred
Eliza Blanchette
Saco
Robert
Ruth Smart
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Shumway
Kennebunkport Drug Store Owner Dies on Pier
Kennebunkport resident William Clark Berry 58 died aboard the pier after a family outing offshore. Berry, proprietor of Murdock's Drug Store since 1957, resided on Gristwell Lane. Further details and funeral arrangements were not available at press time.
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Cape Porpoise
Kennebunkport
William Clark Berry
Berry
Gristwell Lane
Murdock
Kennebunk
Rides On Lobster Boats Offered In Kennebunk Area
Lobster boat rides return Saturday July 22 from 6 a.m. to noon. Visitors may board at Cape Porpoise pier or the government wharf in Kennebunkport. Fishermen donate services at no charge. Ray Nunan coordinates Cape Porpoise trips and Sonny Hutchins oversees Kennebunkport operations.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce
Cape Porpoise
Kennebunkport
Ray Nunan
Sonny Hutchins
Beach Crash Report For Portland Pair On Old Orchard Street
Police say Maureen A. Mahoney age 21 and Ronald M. Scammon age 32 of Portland were in a collision on Old Orchard Street Saturday afternoon. No injuries were reported and damage estimates were not available.
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Old Orchard Beach
Maureen A. Mahoney
Ronald M. Scammon
Portland
Old Orchard Street
Congress Conferees Seek Agreement Before Recess
House and Senate conferees met in three sessions to reconcile differences in bills. Six unions agreed to delay a strike while talks continue. A population variation standards bill also under conference. An earlier agreement was rejected by the House, prompting another attempt.
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House
Senate
Farragut Named First Admiral of the U S Navy
In 1866 the United States Navy elevates David Glasgow Farragut to the rank of admiral, making him the first person to hold the title. The appointment marks a milestone in naval leadership.
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David Glasgow Farragut
U.S. Navy
Funeral Directors in Saco Area
Funeral homes listed in Saco Maine with addresses and directors. Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Philip H Gross Sr Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street and Emond's Funeral Home at 28 5511 with Frank X Emond and J P Couroy named.
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Errr Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Couroy
Funeral services for Mrs Laurra Cyr Held at St Josephs
Funeral services for Mrs. Laurra Cyr of 222 Main St Biddeford were held this morning at 8 30 from St Josephs Church A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev Henri St Amand nephew of the deceased assisted by Rev Sylvia Levesque as deacon and Rev Paul Plante as subdeacon Bearers were William R Southwick Edward Lemire Edward Brickley Lucien Huot Louis de Angelis and Paul Cyr Burial followed in the Notre Dame section of St Josephs Cemetery with committal prayers by Fathers St Amand and Levesque.
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Laurra Cyr
Main St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Henri St. Amand
Sylvia Levesque
Paul Plante
St. Joseph Church
Diana Rousselle
Raoul Fecteau
William R. Southwick
Edward Lemire
Edward Brickley
Lucien Huot
Louis de Angelis
Paul Cyr
Surial
Notre Dame
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father St. Amand
Father Levesque
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Elizabeth Bogart
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Bogart formerly of 45 High Street Saco were held yesterday afternoon at the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main Street Saco Christian Science reader Mrs Donald Libby officiated Interment is scheduled for next Saturday morning at Hope Cemetery Kennebunk
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Elizabeth Bogart
High St
Saco
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Donald Libby
Christian Science Reader
Hope Cemetery
Kennebunk
Funeral for Michael A Kozel Held at Local Cemeteries
Rev Alexander Xanthakis led funeral services for Michael A Kozel of 5 Nye Street. Shumway Funeral Home at 235 Spring Street Saco assisted. Interment followed in the family lot at St Deme trios Cemetery Biddeford.
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Alexander Xanthakis
Michael A. Kozel
Nye St
Saco
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
St. Demetrios Cemetery
Biddeford
Graham Sees Yugoslav Crusade as Success Despite Low Turnout
Billy Graham called his first Yugoslav crusade a success though about 2,000 attended each of three meetings in Zagreb. He stressed preaching to any number is a success and avoided political issues. He planned a Mayo Clinic stay in Rochester for jaw surgery after returning to the United States.
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Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Billy Graham
Munich
United States
Jozip Horak
Graham
Christ
Europe
Kennedy
Johnson
God
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Deer Slain by Biddeford Police After Road Collision
A spikehorn deer weighing about 95 pounds was shot by Biddeford police after being struck by a car on Alfred Road. Stanley L. Shain of Halliwell, 36, reported the animal jumped in front of his vehicle. Warden Vern Walker authorized the humane killing and the deer was given to Shain. Police Sgt. Adelbert Morin Jr. and Officer Theodore Drouin were at the scene.
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Biddeford
Alfred
Stanley L. Shain
Hallowell
Vern Walker
Shain
Adelbert Morin Jr
Theodore Drouin
Ellsworth to Get New Post Office Building
Postmaster General Lawrence O'Brien notified Ellsworth that bids will be sought for a new post office facility of 11 000 to 12 000 square feet on Main Street between High and State, about four blocks east of the current office. The existing post office will be converted for federal agency use and the new post office will be leased.
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Ellsworth
Lawrence O’brien
Main
High
State Streets
O’brien
Carbon Compounds Surpass All Others in Variety
The text notes that carbon forms more than two million distinct compounds, about fourteen times the total number formed by all other elements combined.
Expatriate mourners attend Gerard Goselin funeral
Boston visitors Mrs Gillies Gossein and son Jerry join Quebec attendees including Mrs Maurice Charest and Mme Ouellette for the funeral of Gerard Goselin. Biddeford residents Regina Nava and Rose Cantara depart for Expo 67 in Canada. Hospital patients listed in Maine towns.
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Gillies Gosselin
Jerry
Boston
Mass
Maurice Charest
Roland Lapointe
Robert Lapointe
Philibert Boissard
Sherbrooke
Que
Bella Boucher
Gisele Fineham
Montreal
Canada
Anatole Ouellette
Yves Ouellette
Luce Ouellette
Quebec City
Gerard L. Gosselin
Regina Nava
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Rose Moria Cantara
Elm Street
George Aiken
Buxton Road
Saco
Webber Hospital
Armand Soulard
Alfred St
Notre Dame Hospital
Florence Lewis
Lawn Avenue
Martha Beaudoin
Old Orchard Beach
Prince Edward Island
Sunrise Investors Meeting At Red's Barber Shop
A Sunrise Investors meeting is scheduled for tonight at 7 at Red's Barber Shop in the Saco Valley Shopping Center. The Owen-Davis Unit American Legion Auxiliary plans its annual banquet tomorrow at 6 30 p.m. at Van's Restaurant in Old Orchard Beach.
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Sunrise
Red
Saco Valley Shopping Center
Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Van's Restaurant
Old Orchard Beach
Sunbeams and League Meet in Old Orchard Beach and Wells
The Sunbeams girls ages 6 to 10 will gather Tuesday at 3 30 p m in the Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach. The Ladies Home League meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the same hall. A prayer meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church Route A near Route 109 Wells.
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the Sunbeams
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Ladies Home League
Union = Ave
Full Gospel
Route A
Wells
California Freeways Are Free
Editor's note from Derek Schoen reflects on driving East to find toll roads. The piece contrasts California freeways with the costly East Coast system, tracing tolls from the Baltimore harbor tunnel to the New Jersey Turnpike and Delaware Memorial Bridge, noting the burden of exact change and high per-mile costs.
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Derek Schoen
Washington
Hollywood
California
Golden State
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Baltimore’s
Harbor
Scrooge
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Delaware Memorial Bridge
Wilmington
New Jersey Turnpike
Centennial Committee Meeting in Saco Tonight
The Saco Centennial Committee will convene at 7 30 this evening in City Hall. Committee Secretary Mrs James Ward announced the plan this morning.
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Saco
James $. Ward
Weather Update for Portland Sunny and Cool
Sens on SUNNY AND COOL PORTLAND Tonight and Tuesday fair and cooler and less humid. Lowest temperatures tonight in the 50s and highest Tuesday in the 70s. Northwest winds 5 10 mph becoming variable Tuesday.
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Portland
Weather Outlook for Northern New England and New England
The five day forecast for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island predicts temperatures mostly below normal. Day highs will be in the 70s in the north and near 80 or above in most of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with nightly lows from the 50s to the 60s. Precipitation totals exceed half an inch with rain expected Wednesday and again late Thursday or Friday.
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Boston
USS. Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vocational Center Funds Still Available
The State Board of Education tabled a $500 000 commitment for a Regional Technical and Vocational Center in York County. Biddeford remains in contention while Sanford’s funding was not approved. The matter is deferred to July 25 as planners continue preparations and advocacy.
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York County
State Board of Education
Mevin Gay
Biddeford
Sanford
Gay
Sanford Center
Joseph A. Plamondon
Welcome To The Fold Baby Birth Notices Local Areas
Welcome notices list numerous newborns from Biddeford Saco area families and spouses with names ages and birth dates. Notables include Peter George Campagna Susan Marie Marcoux Lori Anne Gagne Stanley Joseph Jr Doris Anne Ber nier Elizabeth Ann and Steve Raymond with several more entries and a Cape Cod Hospital baby in Hyannis Mass.
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Gerard G. Campagna
Therrien Ave
Saco
Peter George
Robert S. Marcoux
Alfred St
Biddeford
Steven Robert
Susan Marie
Robert Scammon
Main St
Jerry Carl
Louis Bernier
King St
Doris Anne
Leo J.D. Gagne
Sullivan St
Lori Anne
Stanley Siminski
Pine Point
Scarborough
Stanley Joseph Jr
Nelson E. Hanson
Wildes District
Kennebunkport
Sherri Ann
Merton E. Matthews
Burnt Mill Road
Wells
Joan Elizabeth
Steve Raymond
Jerry
Chantigny
Cleaves St
Scott Gerard
Notre Dame
Robert Kent
East Grand Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Thomas Allen
Roger Paquette
Chapel St
Paul Roger
Raymond Dube
Guinea Rd
David Richard
Gerard Desrochers
Mountain Road
Susan Michele
James M. Gee
North Truro
Mass
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis
Gee
Margaret Roberge
Roger Roberge
Cole Road
Shelby Gee
Port Arthur
Tex
Navy Crusiers Pound Communist Gun Positions Near DMZ
Three U S Navy cruisers bombarded artillery positions near the demilitarized zone as North Vietnamese rockets struck Marines below. A major raid near Hanoi reported 68 canisters destroyed, while McNamara toured battle zones and Westmoreland attended his mother’s funeral.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Hanoii
Robert S. McNamara
Mekong Delta
Boston
St. Paul
Providence
Ban Yen Nanh
Hanoi
Dong Ha
McNamara
Vietnam
Dmz
Central Highlands
3Rd Corps
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
United States
Columbia
Washington
Fire in Madison destroys Roland Luce properties
A Madison fire wiped out a home, meat and slaughter house, and a cattle barn owned by Roland Luce on Ward Hill Road. Four Madison area fire crews fought the blaze for hours, with two pets killed and no injuries. Crews remained on site about 12 hours after suppression.
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Madison
Roland Luce
Ward Hill Road
Madison Area
Luce
Painchaud's Band Seeks Salute Concert in Biddeford
Painchaud's Band will present a salute to Canadian visitors and friends in a Memorial Field concert at 7 30 tomorrow night in Biddeford. The fourth summer concert sponsored by the city will feature Laurentien March Stout Hearted Men The Shores of the St Lawrence Bill Bailey and Theme From Dr Zhivago arranged by A J Gendron band leader.
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Painchaud
Memorial Field
May Street
Biddeford
Laurentien
The
St. Lawrence
Bill Bailey
Dr. Zhivago
A.J. Gendron
Potato Conventions Set for Aroostook State Campus
Delegates from the 17th National Potato Utilization Conference and the Potato Association of America will meet July 24 28 on the Aroostook State College campus Presque Isle Maine. A special joint session is planned with Sen Edmund Muskie of Maine scheduled to speak.
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Presque Isle
Aroostook State College
Potato Association of America
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Saco Council Sets Vote on New Police Station
At tonight's Saco City Council meeting the vote will approve plans for a new police station after recent state fire marshal approval. Also due for second reading is an amendment to the Dutch Elm ordinance restricting tree cutting on city property without council approval. The 7:30 pm session is in City Hall council chambers.
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Saco
Donald C. Doyle
Maine Woman Dies In Crash In Massachusetts
A Portland Maine woman Irene Ray 60 died in a two car collision on Route 495 in Tewksbury Massachusetts. Five others were injured in the wreck according to police.
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Maine
Tewksburry
Mass
Portland, Maine
Irene Ray
Ocean Park Association names officers at annual meeting
Officers were re-elected at the Ocean Park Association annual meeting in B C Jordan Memorial Hall. Rufus H Bond of Stoneham Mass is president Frank H Snell of Cranston R I is first vice president Mrs G Stephen Johnston of Ocean Park is secretary Russell K Smith of Ocean Park is treasurer A new director is Mrs Robert M Smith of Sanford succeeding Ruth M Severance of Ocean Park whose four year term expired Other directors renamed include Mrs George P Bentley Amherst Mass Ralph E Keene Reading Mass Vaughan W Pearson Nashua N H Rev Albert R Phillips Portland Winthrop G Smith Sherborn Mass and Chester W Tobey Needham Mass The association has about 500 local property owners and was founded in 1881 as a summer resort for religious educational and other meetings.
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Ocean Park
Ocean Park Association
B.C. Jordan Memorial Hall
Rufus H. Bond
Stoneham
Mass
Frank H. Snell
Cranston
R.I
G. Stephen Johnston
Russell K. Smith
Robert M. Smith
Sanford
Ruth M. Severance
Biddeford Firemen Respond to Two Calls
Biddeford firefighters arrived at the corner of Main and Hill Streets to a car fire in the carburetor owned by Medley Beaulieu at 3 Carver Street. At 14 Vine Street fuel oil had been spread on the floor of an aluminum trailer home owned by Raymond Cloutier. Cloutier, 34, was taken into custody by Biddeford police. No further details were available.
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Medley Beaulieu
Carver St
Biddeford
Main
Hill Streets
Vine St
Raymond Cloutier
Cloutier
Joy Autographs His History Book at Local Museum
Kennebunk crowd of over 200 gathers at The Brick Store Museum to celebrate Kenneth Joy and the publication of The Kennebunks Out of the Past. Joy signed copies of the Bond Wheelwright and Company volume, now available at the museum, recounting 60 of his local history columns with vintage photos.
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Kennebunk
Kenneth Joy
Brick Store Museum
Kennebunks
Joy
Bond Wheelwright and Company
Nassan College
Kennebunk Star
Accompa
Tatnic
Maine
Kenneybunk
Kennebunk High School
Kesslen Shoe Co
Edith Dennett
Arthur Calder
Everett L. Littlefield
Edith C. Barry
Nelson Hall
Charles A. Hatch
Annie Ross
Myron Goodwin
Legislature Moves Budget For Airport Projects And Education
The legislature approved 2 837 500 for Maine airport improvements led by Portland and Bangor areas and 1 800 000 for a University of Maine research center in Portland. It also earmarks 350 000 for a Bangor center for severely mentally retarded care along with several proposed constitutional amendments and bond issues headed to voters November 7.
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Page One
Portland
Lewiston-Auburn
Presque Isle
Bangor
University of Maine Research and Advanced Education
Supreme Court
Industrial Building Authority
Maine Recreation Authority
Fort Kent State College
Totem Poles Show Tribe Emblems and Legends
A totem is a symbol of a tribe clan family or person. Carvings on a totem pole generally depict emblems of the important members who carved it. Sometimes events from Indian legends are shown as well.
Canadian bus driver dies in beach accident
Roger Provencher, 46, of East Angus Quebec, was killed when a jack slipped while he was repairing a tour bus on a beach. Police say the base gave way and the bus toppled onto him. he died at Maine Medical Center in Portland after being brought in for surgery.
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Old Orchard Beach
East Angus
Que
Roger Provencher
Provencher
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Auto Workers Push Bold Demands in GM Ford Talks
United Auto Workers leader Walter Reuther opens three major contract talks with Ford Chrysler and General Motors amid a sweeping demands agenda. Key points include a guaranteed annual income wage parity with Canada and clearer job lines, with overtime flexibility sparking major debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Walter
Reuther
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Biddeford Council Sets Tonight Meeting on Housing Code
Biddeford City Council will meet at 8 p m to address a housing code and a proposed subdivision ordinance canceled last Monday. The actions are aimed at making Biddeford eligible for various federal programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
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Webber
Harold Applin
Beach St
Edith Marie
Association At Ocean Park Names Officers
Maine State Park
Lake Front
Curtis
Tourain
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