Death of George K. Webb 69 of Kennebunk
George K. Webb 69 of 38 Summer St Kennebunk died June 3 in a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born October 30 1903 he was a WWII U S Army veteran retired from Massachusetts Electric Co at Lynn. Survived by sister Ann Frances Whithead of South Berwick. Military funeral Wednesday 11 a m Angel Funeral Home Kennebunk with interment at Hope Cemetery. Visitation today 2–4 and 7–9 p.m.
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George K. Webb
Summer St
Biddeford
Frank C
Carrie (Little) Webb
Northeastern University
Boston
Massachusetts Electric Company
Lynn
Mass
USS
Mousam Lodge
American Legion Post
Lynn Mass
Ann Frances Whithead
South Berwick
Angel Funeral Home
Dane St
E. Lamarr Robinson
Christ Church
Hope Cemetery
Buxton Woman Lillian Walsh Dies at 74 in Biddeford Hospital
Mrs Lillian Walsh 74 a Buxton resident died June 3 after a long illness in a Biddeford hospital Born in Halifax Nova Scotia October 22 1898 she lived most of her life in Maine She attended Grace Full Gospel Church in Westbrook and is survived by five sons a daughter 17 grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at Grace Fall Gospel Church Westbrook with Rev Roland Sullivan officiating burial in South Buxton Cemetery Friends may call tonight 7 to 9 at Nea and York Funeral Home Gorham
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Buxton
Lillian Smith Walsh
Biddeford
Halifax
Nova Scotia
John
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Maine
Westbrook
Grace Full Gospel
Thomas J. Walsh
Elton F. Smith
Portland
Elmer E. Walsh
Sanford
Thomas E. Walsh
Floyd E. Walsh
Clayton B. Walsh
Bar Mills
Margaret E. Lamb
Grace
Agnes K Prince dies at 84 in Kennebunkport
Agnes K Kennison Prince 84 of East Avenue Kennebunkport died June 4 in a Sanford nursing home after a short illness She was born May 25 1889 in North New Portland daughter of Herbert and Alice Jones Kennison Her husband Ivan C Prince a son Sanford J Prince of Cape Elizabeth two daughters Betty Gould and Mary Miller five grandchildren survive Private funeral Tuesday at Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk with Rev Robert Howes officiating and interment in North New Portland Cemetery.
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Kennebunkport
Agnes K. Prince
East Avenue
Sanford
North New Portland
Herbert
Alice (Jones) Kennison
Ivan C. Prince
Sanford J. Prince
Cape Elizabeth
Charles
Betty) Gould
Donald
Mary, Miller
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Summer St
Kennebunk
Robert Howes
South Congregational Church
Arna Bontemps Dies at 70 IOP
Arna Bontemps, 70, renowned poet, author, and critic, died Monday in Nashville Tennessee. He published God Sends Sunday in 1931 and his work inspired the Broadway show St. Louis Woman starring Pearl Bailey. He also ghost wrote Father of the Blues, a biography of jazz great W C Handy.
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Arna Bontemps
Nashville
Tenn
St. Louis
Pearl Bailey
W. C. Handy
Funeral services for Ernest Paquet in Biddeford
Ernest Paquet of 16 Harrison Ave Biddeford died June 2 in a local hospital after a lengthy illness Funeral services were held at St Joseph Church Biddeford with interment in St Joseph Cemetery The Boldue Funeral Home 291 Alfred St Biddeford was in charge of arrangements Space begins where the earths atmosphere is too thin to affect objects moving through it
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Ernest Paquet
Harrison Ave
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Boldue Funeral Home
Alfred St
Space
Earth
Funeral Directors and mortuary addresses listed
Funeral homes Emond Conroy and Shumway and Gross provide contact numbers for their services. Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street in Saco Maine also lists telephone numbers 282 0562.
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Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Tel
Death Notice for Mrs Esther G McManus McEnery Ward
Esther G McEnery McManus Ward 78 of Watertown Massachusetts died May 37 in Watertown. Born in Saco Maine to John and Catherine Kennedy McEnery she lived in Watertown 55 years. She leaves four sisters Anna Turgeon Katherine Cooper Elizabeth Fay and a brother Edward McEnery plus many nieces and nephews.
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Ward
Esther G. (McEnery) McManus
Watertown
Mass
Saco
John
Catherine (Kennedy) McEnery
Arthur
Anna) Turgeon
Biddeford
Katherine McEnery
James
Leonora) Cooper
Portland Weather Summary
Mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers or thunder showers through Wednesday. Highs near 70, lows in the 50s. Eastport to Block Island southwest winds 10 to 20 knots. Fog along south coasts with near zero visibility in fog, otherwise 2 to 5 miles.
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Portland
Eastport
Block Island
Captola Santamore obituary in Scarborough Maine
Mrs. Captola M. Santamore 63 widow of Maurice J. Santamore died June 4 in a local nursing home after a long illness. Born Oct 16 1909 in Barrie Vermont she moved to Portland in 1942 and was active with the Salvation Army. Survived by two sons Leonard and Louis, a sister Walworth Hauver with 12 grandchildren and a great grandson. Funeral Thursday 2 pm at Hay and Peabody Portland with pastor Rev. Anthony Pagano. interment Brooklawn Memorial Park.
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Scarborough
Captola M. Santamore
Maurice J. Santamore
Washington Ave
Portland
Barrie
Willam
Florence Carter
Vermont
Salvation Army
Louis W. Santamore
Old Orchard Beach
Leonard R. Santamore
Saci
Walworth Hauver
Northfield Falls
Hay and Peabody
Congress St
Anthony Pagano
Brooklawn Memorial Park
New England Temperatures Report Local Readings
Temperatures across Massachusetts and nearby areas show varied readings from region to region. Notable figures include Boston 79 rising to 61, Nantucket 65 54, Chatham 64 54, New Bedford 77 65, Pittsfield 76 59, Worcester 74 65, with mentions of Island readings in Rhode Island.
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Usetts H. L. Boston
Chatham
Nantucket
New Bedford
Pittsfield
Worcester
Biddeford Elderly Housing Project Faces Relocation
HUD rejected Biddeford's city garage site for a 50 unit elderly housing high rise, deeming it unsatisfactory. Maine Housing Authority Director James Mitchell said new sites in Biddeford will be sought after HUD officials noted Downtown sites are scarce. He described the rejection as the first since his January appointment.
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Biddeford
City Garage
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Manchester
N.H
James Mitchell
Maine Housing Authority
Augusta
Mitchell
The
Journal
National Strike Staged In Italy By Newsmen
In Rome and Genoa journalists walk out in a day of silence protesting the sale of half of Rome's Il Messaggero and Genoa's Secolo XIX to Edilio Rusconi. Printers and TV workers joined, citing threats to press freedom and contracts.
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Rome
Italy
I Messaggero
Genoa
Secolo XIX
Edilio Rusconi
Freighter Crew Rescued by Navy Copter Near Honolulu
Navy helicopters from the carrier Enterprise rescued all 33 crew members of the burning freighter St Constantine 800 miles west of Honolulu. The British-owned vessel sent lifeboats as Navy planes spotted the fire at 2:30 p.m. local time. Authorities said the cause of the blaze and cargo details were unknown.
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Honolulu
Navy
Enterprise
Here
Coast Guard
St. Constaintine
Coast, Guard
St. Constantine
SAD 71 Seeks Citizen Input On District Direction
Kennebunkport and Kennebunk SAD 71 board approves a mailed questionnaire to gauge public view on school programs facilities and goals. The survey asks about child grades roles of public education and preferred facility additions with responses due in two to three weeks.
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Kennebunkport
Kennebunk
Albert Meserve
Cousens School
June Burbank
Eve Burgess
Lorelei Ferwerda
England
Meserve
Japanese Search Team Confirms 37 Soldiers Killed in Islands
A Japanese team in the Solomon Islands reports 37 World War II soldiers probably killed in three separate 1942 incidents. Geoff Kuper and Sgt. Bill Bennett recall local killings during island guard actions and searches continue through June 12 for more evidence.
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Honiara
Solomon Islands
British Solomon Islands
Geoff
Kuper
Guadalcanal
Japa
Sani
Kumaibusi Bay
Jorge Island
Santa Isabel Island
Bill Bennett
Solomons
Bennett
New Georgia Island
New Georgia
Police seek information on Seaside Avenue bicycle accident
Saco Police appeal for details after a 10 year old boy, Mathew Vachon of Pond Avenue, was struck by a trailer being pulled by a car on Seaside Avenue at about 4 51 p m Monday. The driver left the scene but may not have known of the collision. The trailer was tan and half tan half white. Police urge the driver or any witnesses to come forward.
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Saco
Seaside Avenue
Mathew Vachon
Pond Avenue
Price Freeze Debate Signals Selective Controls Considered
Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott rejects a total across the board freeze while acknowledging possible selective controls. The administration tightens some hospital and nursing home price rules and plans easing for construction industry controls. John T. Dunlop of the Cost of Living Council urges contractors and unions to move now to avoid industry turmoil, noting poor pre-control performance. The construction regime remains stricter with no announced lifting timetable.
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Senate
Hugh Scott
John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Dunlop
Biddeford Council Acts On Recreation and Open Sewer Issues
The Biddeford city council authorized a $600 cleanup for an 8500 square foot bench area blocked by a lobster boat and ordered the boat owner Raymond Gagne to remove it by June 18. The council approved a $500,000 loan from First National Bank for anticipated tax revenue and noted late tax bills. A petition on Plymouth Drive about an open sewer behind May Field was filed and directed to the street department. The council also appointed Steven Hodge as student representative, accepted Pearl Street as a city street, and approved purchasing land by Emery School for $750.
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Recreation Committee
Bruce Herman
Braley
Raymond Gagne
Marcell Ave
First National Bank of
Biddeford
Albert Deshaies
Twomey
Robert Belair
Plymouth Drive
May Field
Belair
George Garnache
Augusta
Herman
Steven Hodge
Biddeford High School
Parks and Recreation Committee
Pearl Street
Emery School
American Pilot Killed In Cambodian Spotter Plane Crash
An American pilot died when a spotter plane crashed shortly after takeoff at Phnom Penh airport. Observers said the aircraft burst into flames as rescue attempts were hampered by explosions from white phosphorus rockets and machine gun ammunition used to mark targets for jet bombers.
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Phnom Penh
Saco council approves budget items and new parking rules
The town approves budgets for Welfare Public Health and other departments totaling thousands, adds two special accounts to the year total, and adopts revised parking ordinances for June 20 to Labor Day. McDonald’s plans a courtesy bus raise local concerns. attorney input sought.
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Public Works Department
Richard Lamb
Grand Avenues
Louis Sarelas
McDonald's Restaurant
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Sarelas
E. Emerson Cummings
Saco Council Approves Playground Improvement Plan
The Saco City Council backed a Saco Jaycees proposal to improve Young School playground facilities with landscaping and a new baseball field at an estimated cost near 30000 dollars. The meeting also weighed a possible special election for a city charter and ordinances, with party positions noted.
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Saco
Saco Jaycees
Young School
Jaycee
Berton Braley
Troopers Ordered Off Power Inquiry
A Maine state police unit under Gov Curts paused its inquiry into the Power Authority petition process after investigations by Attorney General Lund. Detective Gregory E Spitzer and four officers state they kept interviews low key and voluntary, with no demands or pressures on about 25 interviewees.
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Augusta
Public Power
Parker F. Hennessey
Gregory E. Spitzer
Associated Press
John H. Parkin
Randolph
Atty
Jon A. Lund
Lund
Legislative Judiciary Committee
Power Authority of Maine
PAM
Kenneth M. Curts
George C. West
Dollar Dips as Gold Rises in International Markets
In early London and Zurich trading, gold jumped to $127.50 an ounce, up nearly $4 from Monday. The price has surged about 25 percent in three weeks, almost doubling from $68 before the dollar's February devaluation as buyers shift wealth from dollars to gold. Wealthy individuals, corporations, and Middle East oil interests are moving funds into precious metal as a safe haven.
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London
Zurich
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