Deaths Biddeford Fire Chief Arthur H. King Dies at 64
Arthur H. King longtime Biddeford Fire Chief since 1949 after joining the department in 1927 died at home at 64 He was born December 18 1904 in Biddeford and is survived by his widow two daughters a brother and several relatives Funeral services will be Thursday at St Marys Church Biddeford with burial in St Marys Cemetery Friends may call Sansoney Funeral Home tonight and tomorrow and Wednesday evening.
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Biddeford
Arthur H. King
Graham St
Napoleon
Catherine One King
Biddeford Sc
St. Mary’s Church
New England Association of Fire Chiefs Inc
York County Firemen’s Association
State Federation of Fire Fighters
Florence M. Cassaboom King
Roman
Edith) Jacobson
Dublin
Calif
Robert
Lorraine) Mitchell
Essex Junction
Oernier
Solomon Mercier
Lawrence Barnes
Hannible Robert L 73 Biddeford banker and veteran dies
Robert L Hannible 73 of 787 Pool Road Biddeford died suddenly at home. Retired 1961 as assistant vice president and manager of National Shawmut Bank Kenmore Square Boston. Born in Salem Mass son of Robert and Bessie Firth Hannible. Tufts University graduate. US Army World War I veteran. Survived by widow Evelyn Elliot Hannible of Biddeford a daughter Doris Cotter and two grandsons. Funeral held Cosgrove Funeral Home Biddeford with interment Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call tonight and tomorrow.
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Robert L. Hannible
Pool Road
Biddeford
National Shawmut Bank
Kenmore Square
Boston
Salem
Robert
Bessie Firth Hannible
Tufts University
Medford
Mass
Evelyn Elliot Hannible
Doris Cotter
Massachusetts
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
Greenwood Cemetery
Legion members to pay respects for Edward B. Johnson
Saco American Legion members will gather at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home 365 Main St Saco at 7 this evening to honor Edward B. Johnson who died Sunday.
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Saco American Legion
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Edward B. Johnson
Quiet after moon landing stirs South Vietnam battlefields
Saigon reports a quiet morning with only one minor incident in the first eight hours following the U.S. moon landing, as South Vietnam maintains a cautious watch.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Funeral Home Listings for Saco Area
SHUMWAY Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco lists 284 5611 with Philip H Gross Sr as Director. DENNETT CRAIG at 365 Main Street Saco provides EMOND S Funeral Home contact 284 5511 with Frank X Emond and J P Conroy.
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Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H Gross Sr
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Armstrong Funeral Notice in Attleboro Mass
J Norris Sr husband of Marion Forbes Armstrong of 11 Park Ave Attleboro Mass relatives and friends invited to funeral from Patrick J Duffy Funeral Home Attleboro Tuesday July 22 8 15 am Requiem Mass St John s Church Attleboro 9 00 am Interment St Mary s Cemetery North Attleboro Calling hours Monday 7 00 to 9 00 pm
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North Attleboro
Thanks to Doctors and Nurses for Kind Care
Expresses gratitude to Dr Fortier and Notre Dame Hospital staff and Dr Charest and Webber Hospital nurses for good care and kindness. Thanks relatives friends for visits and good wishes, notes blood donation from West Point Pepperell.
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Dr. Fortier
Notre Dame Hospital
Dr. Charest
Webber Hospital
West Point Pepperell
Bertrand J. Lessard Dies in Greenville Navy Veteran
Bertrand Joseph Lessard 46 of Greenville formerly Biddeford Maine died Thursday at home. He had served 20 years in the U S Navy and worked for Martins Inc. He was a member of James F Daniel Jr Post American Legion and St Marys Catholic Church. Surviving are four sisters two brothers and two half brothers. Funeral mass at St Marys today with burial at Graceland Cemetery. Bearers were from Greenville Naval Reserve Unit.
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Greenville
S.C
Bertrand Joseph Lessard
Biddeford
Maine
Sebastian
Canada
Adelard
Cordelia Lapierre Lessard
Martin's Inc
U.S. Navy
James F. Daniel Jr
American Legion
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Gerard Perry
Leo Morse
Lewiston
Donald Green
Menomonee Falls
Wis
Romeo Nadeau
Adrian
Maurice Lessard
New Haven
Alfred Lessard
Utica
N.Y
St. Mary's Church
Leigh Lehocky
Graceland Cemetery
Greenville Naval Reserve
Lessard
Perry
White Horse Road
Armstrong Sr. Dies From July Auto Crash in Attleboro
J Norris Armstrong Sr. 61 of Attleboro died in a Boston hospital from injuries suffered in a July 6 car crash in North Attleboro. A Maine native and U S Navy World War II veteran, he worked 11 years at Texas Instruments in research and development after stints at Diamond National Boston. Survived by widow Marion Forbes Armstrong and son John N Jr of Attleboro, with cousins in Saco. Funeral services begin 8:15 a m tomorrow at Patrick J Duffy Funeral Home followed by a 9 a m Mass at St John s Church. Interment in St Mary s Cemetery. Friends may call 7–9 p m tonight.
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Attleboro
Mass
J. Norris Armstrong Sr
Boston
North Attleboro
Saco
Maine
Thornton Acamy
Lewiston
John L
Emma Szett Armstrong
University of Maine
Orono
U.S. Navy
Texas Instruments Corp
Diamond National Corp
Marion Forbes Armstrong
John N. Jr
Patrick J. Duffy
Peck St
St. John’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Obituary of Mrs Jane F Conklin of Biddeford
Mrs Jane F Conklin 58 of 120 Graham St Biddeford died Sunday in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born Aug 1 1910 in Biddeford she was daughter of the late Joseph and Nellie Fleischer and lifelong Biddeford resident. Surviving are one son Charles of County Cork Ireland one sister Annie Moody Gardiner three brothers Abraham Biddeford Max Portland and George Portland and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held tomorrow at the Shaarey Tphil lok Synagogue on Noyes Street Portland.
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Jane Fleischer Conklin
Graham St
Biddeford
Joseph and
Nellie Fleischer
West Point - Pepperell Inc
Charles
County Cork
Ireland
Annie Moody
Gardiner
Abraham
Max
George
Portland
Shaarey Tphilok
Noyes Street
Funeral services for Mrs Nellie McCormack 94 Saco
Mrs Nellie McCormack of 42 Hill Street Saco died Saturday at a Scarborough convalescent home. Funeral Mass was held at Most Holy Trinity Church Saco with Rev James Daly. interment in St Marys Cemetery Biddeford. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Chester Buck and Mrs Edmund Beaudoin, a sister Mrs Florence Brown, and two grandchildren.
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Nellie McCormack
Hill St
Saco
Scarborough
Most Holy Trinity Church
James Daly
Pony Mollie Welch
Ise Welch
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Biddeford
Father Daly
Chester
Wilfred Buck
Edmund
Robert Beaudoin
John Lane
Lawrence Hayes
McCormack
Australia
David
Sara Murray
Sweetser Children’s Home
Chester Buck
Edmund Beaudoin
Dover
N.H
Florence Brown
Lynn
Mass
Ritualistic services for Edward P Johnson at Dennett and Craig
The Saco Masonic Lodge will hold ritualistic services for Edward P Johnson, a member, at 7 30 this evening. The services take place at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home, 305 Main St, Saco.
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Saco Masonic Lodge A and FM
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Edward P Johnson
Owen-Davis Post to Honor Deceased Member in Saco
The Owen-Davis American Legion Post of Saco will meet at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home at 365 Main St in Saco tonight at 7 to honor Edward P eee, a deceased member.
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Owen - Davis, American Legion
Saco
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Edward Peee
Sacred Heart League to Pray for Adrien Levas Seur in Saco
Members of Sacred Heart League of Notre Dame de Lourdes in Saco will meet at 7 tonight at Cote Funeral Home 87 James Street to say prayers for Adrien R Levas Seur amid funeral services pending.
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Sacred Heart
League of Notre Dame de ‘Lourdes
Saco
Cote Funeral Home
James St
Adrien R. Levasseur
Jenner of Somersworth Dies in Rochester Hospital
Arthur L. Jenner formerly of Old Orchard Beach Maine and a long time shoe designer at Bruce Shoe Co in Biddeford Maine died early Sunday morning in a Rochester hospital. He will be buried in Saugus Massachusetts tomorrow morning.
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Somersworth
N.H
Arthur L. Jenner
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Rochester
Bruce Shoe Co
Biddeford
Saugus
Mass
Victor V. O'Brien 92 of Arundel Dies in Biddeford Hospital
Victor V. O'Brien aged 92 of River Road Arundel died early Saturday in a Biddeford hospital. Born August 2 1876 in Hopewell Cape New Brunswick Canada he was the son of Edward and Mrs O'Brien and a member of Christ Church Kennebunk. He is survived by a son Harold J. O'Brien a daughter Annie Maling three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 30 pm from Angel Funeral Home Kennebunk with Rev Fred Holmberg officiating. Burial followed in Evergreen Cemetery Kennebunk Landing.
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Victor V. O’brien
River Road
Arundel
Biddeford
Hopewell Cape
New Brunswick
Canada
Edward O’brien
Christ Church
Kennebunk
Harold J. O’brien
Annie Maling
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St
Fred Holmberg
Evergreen Cemetery
Kennebunk Landing
Longtime Biddeford grocer George Guimond dies
George Guimond aged 86 of 40 and died at night in a Biddeford hospital after a long illness. Born July 1, 1883 in St. Felix Canada, he was a former Sace well Shops employee in Biddeford. Survived by widow Alph Gina Biron Guimond of Biddeford, brother Henry of Quebec, sister Mrs Victoria Ruel of Sherbrooke, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services set for 8 a.m. tomorrow at St Joseph's Church with visitation today at Bolduc Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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George Guimond
Biddeford
St. Felix
Canada
Alexander and
Phelomine Bouchard Guimond
Sacewell Shops
Ford
St. Joseph's Church
Alphegina Biron Guimond
Henry
Quebec
Edward P. Johnson dies after long public service in Maine
Edward P. Johnson 82 of 1 Randall Ave Ocean Park died Sunday in a Portland hospital after a short illness. Born March 30 1887 in Saco he was WWI veteran with service in France. He worked at Pepperell Mfg Co and later headed the guard force at Saco Lowell shops. He served as Saco Alderman Ward Six in 1928 and was York County Jail turnkey and chief deputy. From 1935 to 1937 he was warden at Maine State Prison Thomaston. Survived by a sister, half brothers and sisters. Funeral Tuesday at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco with interment Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Old Orchard Beach
Edward P. Johnson
Randall Ave
Ocean Park
Portland
Saco
Eugene
Susan Fleming Johnson
France
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Saco-Lowell
Johnson
York County
Alfred
Maine
Thomaston
Helen Gaffius
Saco Lodge A and FM
Annette Chapter Ces
Obituary: Robert E. Rumery of Biddeford passes away
Robert E. Rumery 92 of Wadlin Road Biddeford died Saturday in a local hospital. He was a Boston and Maine Railroad foreman for 27 years before retirement and a Tacoma Lodge member. Survived by one nephew Leon Haley of Forest Hill. Services at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco Tuesday at 7 p.m. with burial at Goodwins Mills Village Cemetery. Calling hours 7 to 9 this evening.
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Robert FE. Rumery
Wadlin Road
Biddeford
John W
Carrie Cullen Rumery
Boston and Maine Railroad
Tacoma Lodge
Goodwins Mills
Leon Haley
Forest Hill
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Goodwins Mills Village
Func
Arthur H. Turner Dies in Local Hospital at 61
Arthur H Turner a merchant mariner aged 61 staying at a local motel died unexpectedly Saturday in a nearby hospital. Papers identify his home as 23 Union Park Boston. Born July 8 1908 in Massachusetts he was a licensed radio operator. Police are seeking relatives as the body is held at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford.
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Arthur H. Turner
Union Park
Boston
Massachusetts
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone St
Biddeford
Portland Weather: Rain Ends Tonight Then Warmer Tuesday
Rain in Portland ends by tonight with lows in the 50s. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and a slight uptick in temperatures as conditions warm.
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Portland
Funeral Services for Mrs Rose A Pruneau Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Rose A Pruneau of 232 Elm Street Biddeford were held Saturday at St Josephs Church Biddeford with Rev Sylvia Levesque presiding and Rev Lucien Carrier and Rev Roger Bolduc assisting The church choir Roland Fournier organist conducted graveside prayers at Josephs Cemetery Bearers included Michael Bouchet Roland Regis Raymond Boucher Paul Gregoire Herman Tremblay and William Vire.
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Rose A. Pruneau
Elm St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Sylvia Levesque
Lucien Carrier
Roger Bolduc
Roland Fournier
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Father Leves
Funeral services for Sarah Belle Johnson held at Shumway
Funeral services for Sarah Belle Johnson were held Saturday afternoon at Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring St Laco with Rev. Robert Rand of the Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford officiating Bearers were Crague Burleigh Frank Goodwin Norman Goldthwait and Floyd Johnson Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery with committal prayers at graveside
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Sarah Belle Johnson
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St. Laco
Robert Rand
Foss Street Methodist Church
Biddeford
Crague Burleigh
Frank Goodwin
Norman Goldthwait
Floyd Johnson
Greenwood Cemetery
Moon landing details and reactions from Apollo 11
The Apollo 11 mission wowed the world as Armstrong and Aldrin landed Eagle at 4:18 p.m. after a tense descent manual maneuver. Their steps on the moon, the vast audience, and global cheers marked a historic dawn of space exploration.
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Trafalgar Square
Paul VI
Nixon
Mission Control
Armstrong
Aldrin
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Eagle
Arctic
Norway
U.S
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Pravda
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Saigon
Middle East
Cairo
Israel
Beirut
Inflation and Stocks Loom as Money Seeks Investments
A 1969 column argues inflation will ease as policy lowers rates and idle money grows. It cites high currency in circulation, rising time deposits, and billions ready to invest. It touts General Motors, Ford, Chrysler bonds and stock, automobile and building stocks as long term winners.
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America
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve
General Motors
U.S. Steel
House of Representatives Banking Committee
Bankers of
Ford
Chrysler
Vietnam
Ameria
World reacts to Apollo 11 moon walk worldwide
The Apollo 11 moon landing sparked global astonishment with crowds watching on TV and radios. Leaders praised the feat while audiences from London to Tokyo celebrated, even as some nations withheld or muted coverage and others questioned motives.
Moon ascent engine powers Apollo return plan
Space Center Houston reports astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin rely on a single ascent engine to lift from the lunar surface to the orbiting command module with Collins ready for rescue. The 3,500-pound thrust engine must fire for six minutes to place them in a 11 to 52 mile lunar orbit, or risk a ballistic crash if it fails early.
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Moon
Earth
Aldrin
Armstrong and
Armstrong
Collins
Congregation Book Study and Ladies League Meet in Old Orchard Beach
A Congregation Book Study will be held at 8 m. Fa day in Kingdom Hall Witnesses at 107 Waters Co. The Ladies Home League plans a meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach.
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M. Faday
Kingdom Hady
Ladies Home League
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Prayer Meeting At Full Gospel Church Wells
A prayer meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Full Gospel church on Route 9A just off Route 109 in Wells.
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Full Gospel
Wells
Alaska Transfer Sealed on October 18 1867
General Ronussen took possession of Alaska for the United States after a purchase of about two cents per acre for the roughly 586 400 square mile former Russian territory. The transfer marked a bold territorial expansion at a modest price and established US control of the vast northern frontier.
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Ronussen
Alaska
United States
Chicago chosen as primary national convention site
Chicago has been selected more often than any other city in the 20th century to host national party conventions, with Philadelphia ranking second, underscoring its central role in U.S. political history.
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Chicago
U. S
Philadelphia
Changed method for selecting U.S. senators
The draft notes that senators were originally elected by the state legislature and that direct election by the people was provided for by the 17th Amendment, effective for senators elected after May 31, 1913.
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U. S
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