Death of Jesse L Ballard Hobnobbed Veteran and businessman
Jesse L Ballard 84 of 45 Temple Ave Ocean Park died at a Portland hospital after a long illness. Born Milford May 17 1888 he served in World War I and worked for American Express and Pepperell Manufacturing. Survived by widow Loella and sister Ina Carr funeral Tuesday 1 PM at Dennett and Craig Saco with interment Mt Auburn Auburn.
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Ocean Park
Jessie L. Ballard
Temple Ave
Portland
Milford
William and Mary (Amsden) Ballard
U.S. Army
American Express
Main Street
Saco
Pepperell Manufacturing Co
Biddeford
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion of
York County Barracks
Atlantic Lodge
Old Orchard Beach
United Methodist Church
Loella (Shaw) Ballard
Ina M. Carr
Old Town
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
John H. Jordan
United Methodist Church of
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Auburn
Angela Davis Begins Short National Tour
Angela Davis opens a four city tour with a rally in Los Angeles after a 22 month legal battle. She denounces prisons as political instruments and calls for a revolutionary transformation while urging support for other political prisoners. An onlooker fired a pistol outside the hall. the shooter was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Angela Davis
Marin County
San Jose
Chicago
Memphis
Birmingham
New York
America
Miss Davis
Mass of Resurrection Held for Patrick Bordage
A Mass of Resurrection was held at St. Andre Church Biddeford at 9 a.m. for Patrick Bordage of Arundel. Entombment will be at Hope Cemetery Kennebunk prior to committal, to be announced by Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home Biddeford. Bordage died in an accidental drowning in the Saco River on Thursday.
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Bordage
St. Andre Church
Biddeford
Patrick Bordage
Arundel
Hope Cemetery
Kennebunk
Sansoucy-Blais Funeral Home
Stone St
Saco River
Bourque Services Funeral Arrangements Updated
Funeral services for Fernando R. Bourque are set for Monday at 8 30 a m from St Joseph Church Biddeford with Sunsoucy Blais Funeral Home at 1 Stone Street Biddeford holding a viewing tomorrow evening from 7 to 9 p m.
Emond's Funeral Home Announces Services
Frank X. Emond and J Pp. Conroy are noted in a funeral notice from Emond's Funeral Home at 284 with phone 5511, listing likely participants or mourners in a local obituary notice.
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Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. Pp. Conroy
Love 28. Her In.
A fragmented 1972 Los Angeles clipping mentions a Tuesday date and a love themed note. Names and surrounding details are unclear, but the piece hints at a romance or entertainment item from the era.
Weather forecast for Portland tonight and Sunday
Tonight in Portland expect mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and temperatures ranging from the 30s in the north to the 40s in the south. Sunday should bring clearing conditions with highs from the 50s in the north to the 60s in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Church meeting times and venues listed for several area churches
Church notes announce meetings tomorrow at 5 30 pm for United Methodist groups at Saco and Goodwins Mills. Bible study groups meet at 5 45 pm. Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle hosts Christ's Ambassadors service at 6 15 pm with evangelistic service at 7 30 pm. Advent Christian Church near Kennebunk holds Sunday service at 6 15 pm.
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Youth Fellowship of the
Advent Christian Church
Goodwins Mills
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
The
Saco United Methodist Church
Route 35
Kennebunk
Boston College honors education degree recipient
Michael W. Aube of 14 Dyer Street Saco received a B A degree in the School of Education at Boston College. He majored in history and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Michael W. Aube
Dyer St
Saco
Boston College
Aube
Community Club and Chapter Meetings Schedule
Coming Events list shows SPEBSQSA Kennebunk chapter meets at 7 30 p m at Kennebunkport Community House on Temple Street Visitors welcome TOPS Maine chapter 69 meets at Kennebunk Baptist Church weigh in at 6 30 p m and meeting 6 45 p m Kennebunk American Legion Auxiliary gathers at the legion home on Water Street Arundel Self Help group meets at 7 30 p m at the Arundel Fire barn.
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Kennebunk
Spebsqsa
Kennebunkport
Temple Street
Maine
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Kennebunk American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Water Street
Arundel Self Help
Arundel Fire Barn
Parked car struck on Main Street in Biddeford
Fernand E. Champagne 31 of Lizette Avenue Biddeford told Saco police his vehicle parked on Main Street was hit last night by a leaving driver. Police assessed damage at 400 dollars to Champagne's car.
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Fernand E. Champagne
Lizette Avenue
Biddeford
Saco
Main Street
Champagne
Soviet Writer Maximov Reported In Grave Danger
The AP reports Vladimir Maximov, a Soviet poet and novelist, is in grave danger under pressure from authorities who demand he denounce his book The Seven Days of Creation. Western intellectuals led by Gunther Grass and Iris Murdoch appeal to Brezhnev to allow Maximov to join his sister in Israel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Ryan
Soviet Communist Party
Russia
Vladimir Maximov
Kremlin
Gun‘ter Grass
Ignazio Silone
V.S. Pritchett
Iris Murdoch
Stephen Spender
Rome
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Humanity
Israel
Maximov
Europe
Writers Union
Vladimir Bukovsky
Bukovsky
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Social Security Questions Answered
The page answers common Social Security questions about yearly earnings limits and monthly deductions, updating birth records, and eligibility when a parent remarries. It advises contacting the Biddeford Social Security Office at 56 Alfred St. for personalized help and notes the office hours.
Thornton GAA Banquet Honors High Scorers at Thornton Academy
A Lime Gym banquet at Thornton Academy in Saco honored Girls Athletic Association members. Members earning numerals from 72 to 75 and letters for high points were named, with senior girls listed for long participation in field hockey and track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Academy
Lime Gym
Saco
Girls Athletic Association
Sally Carter
Sue Ledoux
Linda Stackpole
Pat Strickland
Sue Field
Bonnie Fournier
Julie Hennessey
Joanne Howard
Bettie Mazeika
Debbie Potter
Jean Therman
Sandra Allen
Debbie Bolduc
Lucy Breton
Polly Cecchetti
Mary Gorham
Linda Howard
Kathie Reay
Gisele Roy
Julie Sullivan
Shirley Webber
Pat Aude
Diane Carr
Sue Cloutier
Bernice Fournier
Diana Grant
Linda Lonsdale
Linda Munford
Pamela Nason
Janice Pendleton
Lorri Pendleton
Cheryl Peters
Roxanne Rumery
Karen Langello
Lorraine Scott
Lynn Toussaint
Jane Trask
Bonnie Weiler
Pamela Witham
Pearl Brady
Jerice Knox
Diane Wilbur
Kathy Bryant
Maine
Judy Anderson
Debbie Hart
Pamela Plummer
Paula Sullivan
Wendy Weiler
Debbie Bedell
Braley Seeks One Percent City Budget Cut
Braley, newly elected mayor of Saco, said he contacted department heads about a voluntary one percent reduction and received favorable responses. He aims to save the city about twenty five thousand dollars across departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berton K. Braley
Saco
Braley
Hathaway Defends Contribution in Maine Senate Bid
Rep. William D. Hathaway defends a $1,000 campaign donation from Frederick Wahlsing Jr. who leads Maine Sugar Industries. Hathaway, seeking the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat held by Margaret Chase Smith, says he did nothing improper and has not granted Wahlsing favors. Primary opponent Jack L. Smith accused him of accepting the money, criticizing Wahlsing's perceived “Robin Hood” funding from the poor to candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
William D. Hathaway
Frederick Wahlsing, Jr
Hathaway
Margaret Chase Smith
Vahlsing
Maine Sugar Industries, Inc
Jack L. Smith
Portland
Smith
Wahlsing
Maine
Rep. Hathaway
Student Sunday Observed at Two United Methodist Churches
Reverend John H. Jordan reports Student Sunday services at Saco United Methodist Church and Goodwins Mills United Methodist Church tomorrow. Participants include Dean Roberts and Wendy Peterson with readings and offerings, plus Mary Ann Stickles and Angela Coito at Saco. Sandra Meserve, Judith Rodorees, Patti Hooper and others at Goodwins Mills. Mrs Frank Abbott to play organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco United Methodist Church
Woodwins Mills United Methodist Church
John H. Jordan
Saco
Dean Roberts
Wendy Peterson
Timothy Robinson
Debbie Huff
Lucille Mistos
Lisa Wheeler
Andrea Boucouvalas
Alice Kimball
Angela Coito
Pamela Emerson
Mary Ann Stickles
Merrill Thompson
Goodwins Mills
Sandra Meserve
Judith Rodorees
Patti Hooper
Barbara Randall
Robin McGahey
Roy MecGahey
Gail Anderson
Joan Rose
Betty Randall
Jane Rose
Frank Abbott
Last In Series At St. Francis
The french-Canadian Institute on Culture at St. Francis College Biddeford will present its last Soiree tomorrow at 7 30. The evening spotlights local French Canadian culture with songs stories and recipes contributed by Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach residents. A buffet of French Canadian dishes will be served. Jacques Millette Biddeford Senior Citizens Club director says admission is free tickets via the Senior Citizens Club.
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Biddeford
Senior Citizens Club
Moon crescent cusps point away from the sun
The crescent moon features cusps as the pointed ends that always orient away from sunlight, defining the familiar crescent shape.
Churches Discuss Legal Challenge to Vietnam War
A broad group of American churches plans to seek a legal challenge to the war in court. The National Council of Churches board, with 33 Protestant and Orthodox denominations representing 42 million members, weighs a policy to pursue constitutional action. The Rev. Dr. Robert Bilheimer argues protests failed to halt the war and calls for moral reevaluation and repentance rather than victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Board
National Council of Churches
Council
Robert Bilheimer
Vietnam
Congress
Nixon
Bilheimer
United States
Indochina
Awards Given At Assembly 1972 Biddeford High
The senior assembly at Biddeford High School honored students with multiple awards. Johnathan Haines received a National Merit Scholarship, while Catherine Matteau earned English and Math medals and Donald Dube won Science and Math medals.
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Biddeford High School
Johnathan Haines
Catherine Matteau
Er Guerin
Donald Dube
Nicole Morin
Gary Fontaine
Crisco
Diane L. Perry
Ronald Hanusek
Joneanies
Margaret Vallee
Rita Labbe
Constance Nolette
Dale Evans
Ann Marie Petit
Debbie Hussey
Claire Sutton
Joyce Lemay
Debra Petit
Stephen F. White
Andy Paul
Adele D'Amico
Robert Faucher
Roger Guerin
Michael Lambert
Michelle Robert
DAR
Ronald Gagnon
Minister Returns After Four Years
Boston AP reports Rev. William W. Clark 60, missing since 1968 after leaving for a morning swim near Wingaersheek Beach Gloucester, is back in Newton Centre living quietly with his family. Attorneys plan a statement, Clark declines comment, wife Ester and daughter Caroline unavailable.
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Boston
Wingaersheek
Gloucester
Newton Centre
Boston Globe
Globe
William W. Clark
Canada
Clark
Ester
Caroline Lee
The
State Police Rush To Old Orchard
An out-of-state report claimed an armed man in a stolen car was headed to Old Orchard Beach. Maine State Police said the subject and vehicle were located and the report proved erroneous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
P.L. Pert Jr
Maine State Police
House Speaker Carl Albert Hospitalized After Chest Pain
Oklahoma City AP reports House Speaker Carl Albert, 64, was admitted Friday night to St. Anthony's Hospital with chest pains and nausea. An attending physician said there was no heart attack and he should be released today if no problems arise. Albert has a history of heart issues but was described as doing fine.
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Social Security Office
Alfred St
Biddeford
Oklahoma City
Carl Albert
St. Anthony's Hospital
Albert
Boston Bishop Urges Immediate US Disengagement from War
Bishop James Mathews of the United Methodist Church urged immediate disengagement of U.S. forces in Southeast Asia. He said escalating fighting by North Vietnam remains morally questionable for stronger military action. His remarks came at the Southern New England Methodist Conference in Wellesley Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesley
Mass
United Methodist Church
U.S
Southeast
James Mathews
Mathews
Boy Struck and Killed by Car in Portland
A Portland boy named Kevin Brown was fatally struck by a car on Whitney Avenue while crossing to join friends. The accident occurred in front of his home, witnessed by his grandfather. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John M Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Kevin Brown
Whitney Avenue
Kevin
John M. Brown
Two Windows Broken at Kennedy School in Biddeford
A janitor at John F. Kennedy School on West Street Biddeford reported two windows broken yesterday afternoon to Biddeford police. The incident adds to vandalism reports in the area.
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West Street
Biddeford
McGovern Sees New York Win as Key to Nomination
Humphrey continued his campaign in New York for the June 20 primary. McGovern said a strong New York victory could propel him to secure the Democratic nomination.
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Page One
New York
McGovern
Grass In Classrooms Is Reported
Chelsea High School allegedly hosts widespread drug use with students smoking marijuana inside and outside classrooms. An MDC officer posing as a senior transfer student testified that drugs are discussed weekly and that teachers fear retaliation from students. He interacted with about 15 percent of the 1,400 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Mass
Metropolitan District Commission
Chelsea District Court
Chelsea High School
Richard Sanderson
John W. MacLeod
Sanderson
There Are 92 Classifieds In Want Ads. Why Not Use One
A small city paper touts its extensive want ads section with 92 classified items ready for readers. It invites readers to place notices, jobs, sales, and services in the next issue to reach a local audience.
Flooding Kills At Least 36 Around Rapid City
Rapid City area jolted by torrential rain with flooding explosions and fires. Pennington County sheriff reports at least 36 dead and many injured as night rains triggered disasters across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
S.D
Pennington County Sheriff's Office
Bicycle Stolen From Biddeford Garage
Biddeford police report a 10 speed bicycle was stolen from a garage at 344 Elm Street owned by Mrs. Bertrand Gagne. The thief opened the garage door and left with the bike. the incident is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertrand Gagne
Elm St
Biddeford
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Jesse L. Ballard
South Congregational Church
Lyman Baptist Church
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Mary’s Church
Wells Beach
Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Baptist Youth
Dennett & Craig
Tel
J. Patrick Bordage
Log Cabin Road
Adundel
Los Amonles
Bible Club
the Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Thornton’s Gaa
St. Francis
Old Orchard
Urbain Roberge
Central Maine Power Co
North
Roberge
House
Humphrey
Enghte
SPY Oe
Electrolux
Joseph Durfee SR
Evanthia Drive
Biddeford, Maine
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