Deaths John William Travers 71 Biddeford
John William Travers 71 of 10 Travers St Biddeford died last night in a Portland hospital after a long illness. He was born Sept 22 1896 in Biddeford son of John and Anastasia Travers a World War I veteran and member of York County Barracks VFW and St Josephs Church. He drove for Biddeford Street Department before retiring. Survived by widow Alma Brouillette Travers and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at St Josephs Church 8 am Tuesday with calling hours at Sansoucy Funeral Home today tomorrow and Monday.
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John William Travers
Travers St
Biddeford
Portland
John
Anastasia Walch Travers
York County Barracks
St. Joseph's Church
Travers
Alma Brouillette Travers
St. Joseph’s Church
Sansoucy
Stone St
Miss Laura Amnotte of Arundel Dies After Illness
Miss Laura Amnotte 64 of Arundel died this morning in a Biddeford hospital after a long illness. Born in Biddeford on 21 1908 she was a daughter of Liam and Louise Nadeau Amnette. She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church and worked at the Saco Lowell Shops in Biddeford for 33 years. Survived by five sisters and several nieces. Funeral from St. Joseph’s Church Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. Burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Friends may call Cote Funeral Home Saco tonight 7–10 and tomorrow 2–4 and 7–10 p.m.
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Joseph Salvas Sr
Biddeford
Aline Caron
Louis Florence
Juliette Amnette
Presentation of Mary
Lewiston
Dudley Rich
St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Cote
James St
Saco
York County Bar to Honor WWI Veteran John Travers
Members of the York County Bar will meet at Sansoucy Funeral Home at 1 Stone St in Biddeford at 7 30 tomorrow night to pay respects to John Travers a World War I veteran and bar member.
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York County
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stone St
Biddeford
John Travers
Congress told 2300 homes lack water and sanitation
Congress hears that more than 2,300 federally financed homes for poor Indians lack water and sanitation, making them unsuitable for occupancy. The Poor People's Campaign gains another week in its shantytown as Abernathy pledges ongoing protest until aid increases. Police rescue 11 demonstrators from Wallace supporters after a rally.
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Congress
Ralph David Abernathy
Firefighters Find Only Hot Water Tank Trouble at Biddeford Home
Fire units responded to a needless run at 117 South Street Biddeford last night discovering a two story wooden dwelling with a hot water tank issue. The residence is owned by Mrs Odin Perreault and occupied by Mrs Maurice Janelle.
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Needless Run
South St
Biddeford
Odin Perreault
Maurice Janelle
Funeral Directors and Funeral Homes in Saco Maine
Listed funeral homes in Saco Maine include Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street with phone 282 0562 Emond's Funeral Home contact 2s4 5511 led by Frank X Emond and J P Conroy Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco with phone 284 5611 directed by Philip H Gross Sr
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Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Dial
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Philip H. Gross Sr
Funeral services set for PFC Raymond Borduas
Funeral services for PFC Raymond A. Borduas USMC 20 son of Mr and Mrs Jean Paul Borduas Biddeford will be held Monday morning at 7:30 at St Josephs Church in Biddeford Friends may call at Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred St Biddeford today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 pm with burial to follow in remaining services
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PFC
Raymond A. Borduas
USMC
Jean Paul Borduas
Graham St
Biddeford
Vietnam
St. Joseph’s Church
Bolduc
Alfred St
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Homer Bryant
Ocean Park
United Church of Christ
Bryant
Sidney Griffith
Roy MacNaughton
Lowell Innes
John H. Jordan
Council of Churches
Paul Weimer
Robert Johnson
Stanley Bennett
Robert Fenderson
John Miller
Ernest Woodworth
James Gourdouros
Agnes Ladd
Jean Leach
Griffith
Leach
Council
Priests From Habiger Family Ordained In Benedictine Order
John Paul Habiger 62 and his two sons John Jr 30 and Henry 26 were ordained as Roman Catholic Benedictine priests by Archbishop Edward Hunkeler at St Benedicts Abbey in Atchison Kansas Habiger a widower from Salina and his sons who studied at St Benedicts College and Belmont Abbey North Carolina planned to baptize his granddaughter Maria Therese Andrade in Wichita as one of his first duties. Arthur Goldberg to move on from UN ambassador post with rocking chair gavel and flag of office gifts mark his departure from the United Nations in New York. Floyd B McKissick seeks relief from CORE post amid back issues and contemplates leave during the Columbus Ohio CORE convention while pursuing a book and New York bar admission.
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United Nations
N.Y
Arthur Goldberg
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Goldberg
Security Council
New York
Floyd B. McKissick
Congress of Racal Equality
McKissick
National Action Council
CORE
Columbus
Ohio
Officer Guilmette Celebrates Birthday in Biddeford
Biddeford police officer Al Fred Guilmette turns 61 today. He has served 33 years with the Biddeford Police Department.
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Officer Guilmette
Biddeford
Alfred Guilmette
Biddeford Votes Set for City and State Referendums
Polls across Biddeford open 9 am to 8 pm for a $955 000 Farmington State College dorm bond and a Light Academy measure with ward sites listed. Pauline Berry says all voters may vote in the referendums regardless of party. Theodore Truman forecasts a 1000 to 2000 vote margin for Plato Truman in the Democratic primary.
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Academy
Castine
Farmington State College
Biddeford
Pauline C. Berry
Siloam Hall
Cross and
Pike Streets
Emery School
Fremont Club
St. Joseph's Parish Hall
St. Mary’s School
Memorial Field House
Theodore Truman
Lato Truman
Plato Truman
U. S
U.S
Congress
Maine
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Sweetser School
City Hall
Fairfield School
Recreation Cen
Alma Muise and Richard Murphy Listed as Medical Patients
Mrs Alma Muise of 35 Quimby Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Richard Murphy of 71 Ferry Road Saco is a medical patient.
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Alma Muise
Quimby St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Richard Murphy
Ferry Road
Saco
Legion meeting set at Owen-Davis Post home
A special meeting of the Home Corporation of Owen-Davis Post American Legion is scheduled at the Beach Street post home in Saco Monday at 8 p.m.
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Home Corporation of
Owen-Davis Post
American Legion
Beach Street
Saco Post
Multiple youth and church activities listed for Kennebunkport areas
A Sunday and Monday schedule lists youth groups and religious classes across Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Kennebunkport Goodwins Mills Wells Beach Saco Biddeford Ogunquit and Kennebunk. Events include youth services choir rehearsals biology of religion classes and junior senior youth fellowships at various times.
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Youth Fellowship of the
Advent Christian Church
Route 35
Kennebunk
South Congregational Church
Temple Street
Kennebunkport
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Methodist Youth Fellowship
School Street Methodist Church
Saco
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
The
Baptist Youth Fellowship of the
Ogunquit
Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
Saco United Baptist Church
Bicyclist Bruised In Biddeford Intersection Crash
A nine year old Biddeford boy, Ronald Dubois of 130 West Street, sustained arm and leg bruises after colliding with a vehicle at West Street and Granite Street Extension. Driver Robert A. Maurice, 24, of 2 Breton Street, Biddeford, said the mishap happened as he turned the corner. The boy was treated at Webber Hospital.
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Biddeford
Ronald Dubois
West St
Webber Hospital
West Street
Granite Street
Robert A. Maurice
Breton St
Maurice
Ault Seeks Maine GOP Primary Victory Against Better Known Rivals
Aulton Ault was appointed to Annapolis by Sen. Margaret Chase Smith and graduated in 1958. He worked six years at Boeing on missiles and moon rockets and now holds a job with Keyes. He commutes 42 miles daily with wife and three children. He joined the Maine GOP primary to stir discussion, noting his unknown status and the entry of Gary Merrill as a peace candidate. He says he wants to win and believes he can.
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Ault
Annapolis
Margaret Chase Smith
Boeing Co
State Employment Commission
Keyes
Switzerland
Horace Hildreth Jr
Gary Merrill
Maine
Otis brothers install first electric elevator in New York
The Otis brothers completed the first electric elevator installation in a New York building in 1889 marking a milestone in urban vertical transit.
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Otis Brothers
New York
Portland Weather Outlook Mixed Clouds and Showers
Cloudy Portland forecast with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Chance of scattered showers or thundershowers mainly in northern areas tonight and Sunday. Mild temperatures expected with lows in the upper 50s to around 60. Sunday may be cooler with widely scattered showers or thunderstorms.
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Portland
Saco Man Named To Directors' Board
Gilbert D. Harrison Jr. of Saco was named to the Biddeford & Saco Water Co. board replacing the late Mark Black. Harrison, 54, veteran of World War II, previously worked at West Point Pepperell and Marmont, now runs National Woodworking Co. in West Kennebunk.
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Gilbert D. Harrison Jr
Ferry Road
Saco
Biddeford & Saco Water Co
Harrison
Mark Black
West Point-Pepperell Mfg. Co. Inc
Maremont Inc
National Woodworking Co. Inc
West Kennebunk
Wilmington
Del
New York
Maine
Edward Little High School
Auburn
Bowdoin College
U.S. Army
Beach Girl Honored At Bridal Shower
OLD ORCHARD BEACH A bridal shower was held for Miss Jessie M. Jalbert at the Big House in Davis Cabins Walnut Street. Hostesses were Corinne Russell Madeline Corriveau Madeline McPhearson Ruth Jones and Rita Sherman.
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Old Orchard Beach
Jessie M. Jalbert
Davis
Walnut Street
Corinne Russell
Madeline Corriveau
Madeline McPhearson
Ruth Jones
Rita Sherman
Lillian Sclare
Jane Mullen
Ann Mullen
Freda MacAllister
Vera Rudy
Elizabeth Goudreau
Louise Lafontain
Doris Ellingwood
Beulah Pelletier
Yvette Ledoux
Lou Nadeau
Leah Osher
Blanche Gagne
Louella Beruve
Marlene Gouin
Pearl Jacques
Phyllis Clark
Lydia Desjardin
Simone Janelle
Marriette Dussault
Jessie McPhearson
Karen Kelley
Lillian Lamo
Lynette Earle
Carmen Desjardin
Jan Desjardin
June Dubuc
Elaine Fletcher
Fern Walker
New Castle
Blanche Neault
Mary Morsey
Yvonne Semo
Pauline Parish
Barbara Huff
Kaye Jalbert
Barbara Jalbert
Christ of the Ozarks Statue Draws Over a Million Visitors
The seven story Christ of the Ozarks statue on Magnetic Mountain in Eureka Springs Arkansas has welcomed more than one million visitors since its dedication in June 1966. It stands as the only giant Lane of Christ on American soil.
Voter roster grows in Biddeford with new names added
A Biddeford voter list expansion reports Ward 1 names including Ahern Jr. and Bonser families. Ward 2 adds residents at High, Pike, Cleaves, and other streets. Ward 3 lists Belanger, Belanger, Couillard, Deschaine, Murphy, and Selim among others. Ward 4 lists Buchanan, Chasse, Descoteaux, Desmarais, Labrie, Mathieu, and Michaud residents.
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Biddeford
John Daniel Ahern Jr
Biddeford Pool
Richard C. Bonser
Hills Beach
Mary T. Bonser
Guy R. Bouthillette
Pool Road
Andre A. Chouinard
Marilyn Jean Donovan
Patricia Ann Lemay
Roger Armand Lemay
James H. McGrath Jr
Charles R. Oestreicher
Leonard J. Vigneault
Pike St. Ward
Anita R. Belanger
Summer St
Annette Belanger
Ruth Boyajian
Oak St
Raymond James Couillard
Mt. Vernon St
Henry J. Deschaine Jr
Birch St
William E. Gobeil
James Henry Murphy Jr
Sadik Selim
Main St
James R. Buchanan
Louise J. Chasse
Harrison Ave
Dolores Descoteaux
Belmont Ave
Norman M. Descoteaux
Dolores R. Desmarais
Andre M. Labrie
Prospect St
Paul A. Mathieu
Roy R. Michaud
Alfred St
Roy
Infant health risk from adult medicines warned
In brief reports from Los Angeles and other cities, doctors caution that giving infants even small doses of adult medicines can threaten child health due to different infant metabolism. Additional items note Viet Cong seizure of a Saigon restaurant’s live stock, a wildlife team finding a deer repellent using putrified fish, and Cincinnati Bar Association’s plan to fund divorce legal fees with installment repayment.
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Los Angeles
Alan K. Done
University of Utah
Portland
Ore
Virgin Woods
U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati Bar Association
Two Accidents Reported in Saco Police Report
Saco police investigated two 2:45 p.m. crashes Friday. A truck driven by Paul G Labbe of Biddeford was rear ended by Barbara L Gordon of Kennebunkport on Portland Road. A car driven by Camille Bedard of Saco backed into a parked vehicle operated by Edna Armstrong of Saco in Pepperell Square.
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Saco
Paul G. Labbe
Evanthia Drive
Biddeford
Portland Road
Barbara L. Gordon
Kennebunkport
Olice
Camille Bedard
Common St
Pepperell Square
Edna V. Armstrong
North St
Biddeford Pool Church To Open For Summer Season
St. Brendan's Church at Biddeford Pool opens for the summer season tomorrow, according to Rev. Cornelius J. Enright P R pastor of St. Mary's Church Biddeford. Masses will be held at 730 and 930 AM.
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St. Brendan's
Biddeford Pool
Cornelius J. ‘Enright
P.R
St. Mary's Church
Biddeford
Piano Tuner Replaces String At Southport Concert
Humidity caused a string to snap during a Bach Partita at a Southport Music Club recital. Audience member Frank Dillingham improvised a tool to replace the E string and the performance resumed after punch and cookies.
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Southport, Conn
Southshore Music Club
Andrew Wolf
Frank Dillingham
Wolf
Dillingham
Public Domain Boundaries and Government Lands
The definition clarifies that the national domain encompasses all land including public and private, while the public domain is the portion remaining from lands originally acquired by the government.
Local Man Marks CMP Service Time
AUGUSTA Frank G Johnson Jr of Biddeford marks 45 years with Central Maine Power Co. Born 1907 in Biddeford he started as an office boy in 1923 then rose to lineman 1942 sub foreman 1952 and inspector 1966. He belongs to Dunlap Lodge 47 AF&AM York Royal Arch Chapter 5 and St Amand Commandery 20. He is married to Phyllis Mahar and has two sons and a daughter.
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Augusta
Frank G. Johnson Jr
Biddeford
Central Maine Power Co
Public Service Utility
Johnson
CMP
Old Orchard Beach
Dunlap Lodge 47
Af&am
York Royal Arch
St. Amand Commandery
Knights of Templar
Phyllis Irene Mahar
Arlington man earns B A at Nassan College
Paul Denett of Arlington Virginia resident at 57 Cedar Ave received a Bachelor of Arts degree at Nassan College Springvale during last Sunday's commencement exercises.
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Paul Denett
Arlington
Cedar Ave
Nassan College
Springvale
Signs Bar Hippies From San Francisco Parks This Summer
San Francisco officials approved signs for parks stating this area is for a children's playground adults not allowed unless with children. The plan follows complaints about hippies using park spaces and sets enforcement this summer.
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San Francisco
Recreation and Park Commission
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Memoriam
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Madelyn
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Hollywood
Calif
Paul Schrade
Kaiser Foundation
Schrade
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Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Christ’s Ambassadors
Unitarian Universalist Church
High School of Religion
St. Martha’s Kennebunkport
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St. Mary’s, Wells Beach
St. Martha’s Church
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Mary’s Church
Wells Beach
Congregational
Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society
Saco United Baptists Church
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Conrad J. H. Bertrand
Gerard J. Bisson
Myrtle St
Robert Deshaies
Joanne M. Laliberte
Shevenell Court
James M. Severance
A Graham St
Cynthia R. Spencer
Adams St
Regina Brewer
Lawrence G. DeBlois
St. Mary St
Charlotte A. Dupont
Elm St
Norman M. Giguere
Michael J. Guignard
Cutts St
Ruth B F. Houghton
Winthrop P. Houghton, Sr
Gloria Lepage
Paul Leo Lepage
Lorraine Palmer
Bradbury St
Clifford Roberts
Madeline Cote
Alfred Road
Pauline Dube
L. Earl Harvey
Frederick C. Pettingill Jr
May St
Gertrude Poirier
Taylor St
Harlan P. Sargent Jr
Patricia A. Whitehurst
Ashland Ave
Ruth Auger
Sandra Caldwell
Ramona Simpson
Edna Smith
Sally Shenkel
Kay Bergeron
Jeanine Sloan
Catherine Neilon
Bella Shatz
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Ada Lovitt
Mildred Hanning
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Alma LaCroix
Tobie Nathanson
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Christ
Saigon
Cholon
Little Rock, Ark
Easter Seal
Peter Kyros
Capitol
Washington, D. C
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Kennedy Fife and Drum Corps
Kennedy School
O'Neal
John Narsiff
Kyros
Council Group
Biddeford-Sace
Anastasoff
Lamothe Avenue
Srsurance
Robert D. Pate
Dennett & Craig Funeral Home
Health & Beauty
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