Jones Couple Is Honored On Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Jones of Bourne Street were honored at their 25th wedding anniversary party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Brammar Yorke. The event featured gifts a money tree and two anniversary cakes with family members and friends in attendance. The couple, married June 27 1942 in Biddeford, reside in Somersworth New Hampshire where he works for General Electric. They have five children and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Kennebunk
Robert Jalbert
Thomas Jones
Martha
Patricia Jones
Bruce Hill
Joyce Smart
Warren Jones
Rodney Hamel
Lou Ann Yorke
Luther Jones
Merle Cheney
Kenneth Jones
Lowell Maling
Jeffrey Hodgdon
James Cyr
Dwight Ames Sr
Edward Arsenault
Patricia Arsenault
Donald Shepard
Frederick Shields Sr
Robert Durest
Edward Huff
Nelson Hall
Addie Milikin
Lillian Clark
Roland
Yearling Buck Struck Dead in Sea Road Collision
A small yearling buck was struck and killed by a light truck driven by Leo P. L Heureux of Biddeford on Sea Road near Kennebunk at about 11 15 a m. State Trooper Robert Janson investigated the incident.
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Kennebunk
Leo P. L'Heureux
Pike St
Biddeford
Robert Janson
Mullen Elected to Maine Oil and Heating Board
William J. Mullen of Old Orchard Beach was elected to the board of directors for a three year term at the 13th annual Maine Oil and Heating Equipment Dealers Association convention held at The Marshall House in York Harbor.
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York Harbor
William J. Mullen
Old Orchard Beach
Maine Oil and Heating Equipment Dealers Association
Berd
Marshall House
Kennebunk Babe Ruth to meet Biddeford Braves twice
The Kennebunk Babe Ruth team faces the Biddeford Braves tonight at 6 at the KHS field and again tomorrow at 6 at St Francis College in Biddeford. Also noted are local notices of Auxiliary events and vacations.
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Kennebunk
Ernest Robichaud
Nancy
York Street
Montreal
Niagara Falls
Kesslen Shoe
Arlen
Regina Wyman
Wayne Wyman
Summer Street
Robert MacDowell
Woburn
Mass
Saco AMVES To Honor Ex Leaders
Boucouvalas Dupuis AMVETS Post members completed planning for a post commanders night to be held at 7 p.m. July 15 with a fried clam supper at the Spring Street post home in Saco. Reservations should be made via commander Harold Strout. A White Clover Sale is set for July 1 in Saco to fund AMVETS Post service programs. The next meeting is scheduled for July 12 at the post home.
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Boucouvalas Dupuis Amvets
Spring Street
Saco
Harold Strout
Amvets Post Service
Post Home
Students Presented French Dictionaries at Council Meeting
Council Chagnon in Biddeford awarded dictionaries to top French students Claire Gosselin Bernard Roy and Claire Letellier from three area junior highs. The club announced a Talent Night on July 27 to raise funds for local underprivileged children.
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Council Chagnon
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Adams Street
Biddeford Hall
Claire Gosselin
St. Joseph's
Bernard Roy
St. Louis Junior High School
Claire Letellier
St. Andre’s
Dean's List Honors Versatile Maine Students at Plus Gray
Judith A. Deane of Saco earned a 4.0 average as one of five students on the Dean's List at Gray's School of Business for the semester ending June 2. Among 68 on the Honor Roll are Anita R. Belanger and Gabrielle N. Boucher of Biddeford, Nancy T. Petit, Nancy Lee Sweet of Old Orchard Beach. A playful regional note explains local slang for bag sack poke in various states.
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Portland
F. May Swenson
Plus. Gray's
School of Business
Judith A. Deane
Saco
Anita RK. Belanger
Gabrielle N. Boucher
Biddeford
Nancy T. Petit
Nancy Lee Sweet
Old Orchard Beach
Susan Rowell Weds W R Souza in Hampden Highlands
Miss Susan Bernice Rowell daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford H Rowell Hampden Highlands married W Richard Souza son of Mrs Shirley M Souza Old Orchard Beach and William R Souza South Portland June 3 at Old Orchard Beach in a ceremony led by Rev Philip C Hughey Jr White gladioli and candles decorated the sanctuary with music by Mrs Dale Williams and Dale Williams A reception followed in the church vestry The bride a Hampden Academy graduate and UMaine senior in education plans to teach while the groom a UMaine psychology graduate plans to study at St Paul School of Theology in Kansas City Mo The couple will live in Hampden Highlands for the summer
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Old Orchard Beach
Susan Bernice Rowell
Clifford H. Rowell
Hampden Highlands
W. Richard Souza
Shirley M. Souza
William R. Souza
South Portland
Philip C. Hughey Jr
Dale Williams
Robert E. Crocker
Bangor
Linda Fuller
Batavia
N.Y
Nancy Sergent
Needham
Mass
John W. Pickering
Orono
James Souza
Steven Rowell
E. Stanton Bagley
Troy
John Boody
Wakefield
Charles Saunders
Danvers
AL Unit Names Committee For Centennial
Members of Owen-Davis Unit American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion Home Beach Street Saco to appoint a committee for Saco Centennial participation. Mrs Rankin chaired with Beaudoin Parker and Lewis named. The unit planned a July 28 food sale and novelty table in front of the Legion Home and an August 15 banquet at Captains in Cape Porpoise.
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Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Beach Street
Saco
Martha Beaudoin
Charlene Farnham
Eva Sherman
Gertrude Rankin
Annie Simpson
Rankin
Beaudoin
Rene Parker
Florence Lewis
Cape Porpoise
Legion
Calais
Gilbert Lavoie
Calasis
No Confidence Vote Reported Against Ky
Rumors of dissension in South Vietnam's government arose as the Armed Forces Council reportedly delivered a no confidence vote to Premier Nguyen Cao Ky. The exact issue was unclear and the council met late into the day. U S sources saw no coup or troop movements, while street talk tied Ky to stepping down during the presidential campaign. Some reports also suggested Lt Gen Nguyen Van Thieu could quit as chief of state.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Golf Tournament Rescheduled to Val Halla Cumberland
The Life Underwriters Association state championship golf tournament that was rained out last Friday at Dutch Elm Golf Course has been moved to tomorrow at Val Halla in Cumberland. Start time is 10 a.m. with an off time window between 10 a.m. and 1 30 p.m., per tournament chairman Tom Winston.
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Life Underwriters Association
Dutch Elm
Arundel
Val Halla
Cumberland
Tourney
Tom Winston
Navy court refuses to speculate on Liberty attack
A Navy court of inquiry released a secret summary saying there was no evidence Israeli jets or PT boats knew they attacked the Liberty in international waters near the Sinai. The report found signs of surveillance on three occasions but did not determine motives or responsibility, and noted the ship was properly marked and in international waters during the unprovoked assault.
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Washington
Navy
U.S
Liberty
Middle East
Pentagon
Sinai Peninsula
London
Malta
U.S. Navy
National Security Agency
Defense Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pts
William L. McGonagle
Norfolk
McGonagle
Peace Corps Dismisses Volunteer Over Protest in Chile
Bruce Murray a 25 year old Peace Corps member from Newport Rhode Island was expelled after criticizing a ruling affecting volunteers in Chile who petitioned to halt bombing in North Vietnam. Murray taught music at the University of Concepcion for about a year and a half and was recalled to the United States last week.
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Washington (Ap
Bruce Murray
Peace Corps
Newport
Chile
North Vietnam
Murray
University of Concepcion
Rhode Island
U.S
Unmanned gun fires as heat from burning boat aids attack
Lucas testified that a gun left unmanned due to heat from a nearby burning whale boat discharged on its own. He described the weapon as highly effective and covering the area and the center torpedo boat. Moments later a torpedo struck the Liberty.
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Lucas
Liberty
Murray dismissed for public Vietnam view while Peace Corps volunteer
Murray was dismissed for writing a letter to a Chilean paper voicing personal views on the Vietnam War and using his Peace Corps role to gain publicity. A spokesman called it the first such case in Peace Corps history. Murray had signed a May petition with 13 volunteers calling to halt bombing in North Vietnam and later faced orders to remove his name or resign or face action.
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Murray
Peace Corps
Chile
North Vietnam
U.S
Lawn Party At Biddeford Home Draws Local Residents
A lawn party with Chinese food and card games was held at the home of Mrs. Sadie Hill at 71 Water Street in Biddeford. Attendees included Marcel Derosiers, Gedeon Blais, Conrad Lagrange, Gerard Desrosiers, Mrs. Anna Tardif, Bernadette Huot, Mrs. Bernadette Blais, Donna Desrosiers, Mrs. Rena Lagrange, Nancy Perry, Mrs. Rita Dionne, Lucille Desrosiers, Pat Desrosiers, and Leo Desrosiers.
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Sadie Hill
Water St
Biddeford
Marcel Derosiers
Gedeon Blais
Conrad Lagrance
Gerard Desrosiers
Anna Tardif
Bernadette Huot
Bernadette Blais
Donna Desrosiers
Rena Lagrange
Nancy Perry
Rita Dionne
Lucille Desrosiers
Pat Desrosiers
Leo Desrosiers
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Edmund Cashen
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Susan Rowell
W. R. Souza
John B. Skinner
Roland & Nell's
Alfred Road
G.M.C
P. S
Ford
Olds
Corvairs
de Pentagon
NSA
America
Associated Press
William J. Martin
6Th Fleet
Benton Insurance Agency Inc
G. A. Carter CO
D. T. Moore & Sons Inc
Paquin & Carroll
Washington St
Wilfrid J
Fortier Agency
Bacon St
Charles E. Nadeau
Em St
Paul Rousseau
Elim St
Ruben Agency
Melville Woodman Agency
Canada
Romanov
Hollywood
Colonial
Coaareul Cout Stores
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