Deaths Mrs. Nellie Haley 91 Biddeford resident
Nellie Haley 91 of 688 Pool Road Biddeford died March 15 in a Biddeford nursing home widow of John Haley born December 4 1881 in Biddeford daughter of John H and Nellie Merrill Brackett educated in Biddeford schools resident of Pool Road for 70 years member of Rebecca Emery Chapter DAR and Advent Christian Church deaconess Survivors include two nieces Funeral from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco Saturday at 2 PM Rev Franklyn Sturdivant officiating interment Woodlawn Cemetery Spring Calling hours today 2 4 PM and 7 9 PM
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Nellie Haley
Pool Road
Biddeford
John Haley
John H. and
Nellie (Merrill) Brackett
Helen Small
Florence Jacobson
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Franklyn Sturdivant
Advent Christian Church
Goodwins Mills
Woodlawn
Funeral services for Raymond Caouette
Raymond Caouette 57 of 358 Main Street Biddeford died March 14. Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph Church Biddeford on Monday at 8 30 a m with interment at S and J Joseph Cemetery.
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Raymond Caouette
Main St
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
S&j. Joseph
American Legion Birthday Party Planned Saturday
The American Legion will celebrate its birthday with a party this Saturday. Supper is to be served at 6 30 for members and their guests at the lodge home on Elm Street in Biddeford.
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Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion
Elm Street
Biddefo
Students push ecology bill with field study insights
A Maine school group testifies on a bill to expand environmental education. Miss Martin says no extra teachers are needed, while Miss Harrison cites hands on learning at beach and fields. Local officials praise student research on the Kennebunk River and state environmental instruction in SAD 71.
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Bill
Martin
Arthur Lynch
D-Livermore Falls
Harrison
Ann DeWitt
Sidney
American Association of University Women
Braun
SAD
Augusta
Ann Harrison
Kennebunk Junior High School
Susan Martin
Kennebunkport Consolidated Junior High School
Saco Ward 4 GOP Hears Charter Details
Lloyd Anderson outlined a proposed charter at a large meeting of Saco Ward 4 Republicans. The nonpartisan committee chair led the effort, and the session was at the Roths home on Wildwood Drive in Saco. The charter vote is set for this year. Washington AP reports the U S will dispatch an advance team to Peking within two to three weeks to prep for a liaison office opening May 1 headed by David Bruce.
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Saco
Republican Committee
Lloyd Anderson
Anderson
Donald Roth
Wildwood Drive
Washington
United States
Peking
David K.E. Bruce
Funeral Home Listings for Saco Maine Obituaries
Funeral home contacts listed for Saco Maine including SHUMWAY AND GROSS on Spring Street and DENNETT & CRAIG on Main Street along with EMOND's Funeral Home contact numbers. Names Frank X. Emond and J. P. Conroy noted.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Portland Weather Outlook Shows Rain Chance and Mild Temperatures
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies in Portland with a chance of rain in the south and west portions. Lows range from the 20s in the far north to the 30s in the south. Rain is likely Saturday with highs in the 40s.
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Portland
Carpenter Navy POWs to hold joint news conference
Two former Navy prisoners of war Lt Cmdr Fred Purrington of North Dartmouth Massachusetts and Lt Cmdr Allan Carpenter of Sanford Maine planned a news conference this afternoon at the Naval Hospital in Chelsea Massachusetts A spokesman said they would make a general statement and take questions Cmdr Leonard Eastman of Bernardston left hospital for convalescent leave Carpenter returned after visiting Maine The spokesman said all three men were progressing normally and Purrington would continue a routine medical schedule.
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Boston
Navy
Fred Purrington
North Dartmouth
Mass
Allan Carpenter
Sanford
Maine
Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Leonard Eastman
Bernardston
Carpenter
Purrington
Slave Labor Camp Discovered in Florida
In Homestead Florida police freed 27 workers from a slave labor camp run by Joe L Brown and Lafayette Matthew. Workers aged 22 to 65 said they were held by force indebted and threatened, with some in poor health and suspected tuberculosis. Brown carried 43785 in cash and faced $50000 bail while Matthews remained jailed.
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Joe L. Brown
Lafayette Matthew
Dade County
Fred Diaz
Brown
Matthew
Matthews
Ail
Port selectmen set open house and reorganize town duties
Kennebunkport selectmen led by David Walley announce Memorial Day open houses at fire houses and town facilities. The board approves appointments to commissions, discusses a pier project, allocates Miss Marion Clark’s gift to a Cape Porpoise park, and sets area duties for each member. A police mutual aid pact is planned and Arundel dump deadlines are extended.
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Kennebunkport
Board of Selectmen
David Walley
M. Abbott Pendergast
Charles Sullivan
Walley
Jon
Docks Square
Cape Porpoise
Consolidated School
Daan Troost
David Emons
Charter Commission
Hale Whitehouse
Arnold Nickerson III
Larry Coyle
Harry Emmons
David Burnham
Cape Porpoise Harbor
Herman Sandvoss
James Burrows
Charles Brown
Gordon Hutchins
David Richardson
Avid Rolfe
Thomas Ober
Daniel Calderwood
Recreation Commission
Cape Porpoise Harbor Commission
Coffin and Richardson
Boston
DesRoberts and
Henry Inc
Biddeford
Commission
Whitehouse
National Guard
Marion Clark
Atlantic Fire Association
Clark
David Emmons
Selectman
Sullivan
Wells
Sanford
Ogunquit
Kennebunk
North
South Berwick
Eliot
Sshall
Pendergast
Police Commission
Sseletmen
Ralph Harris
Arundel
Maine Legislature approves emergency funds for social programs
The Maine Legislature enacted a 3 million dollar emergency appropriation to fund welfare programs and moved toward making Veterans Day a fixed November 11 date. The measure funds programs through June and two more years, with at least 25 percent of funding from local governments, and faces a final Senate vote.
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Augusta
Maine
Kenneth M. Curtis
House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Appropriations
Sen
Joseph Sewall
Old Town
Congress
Morin Balances Police Career with Training and Family
Jean-Paul Morin a Biddeford Police patrolman with four years on the force is pursuing ongoing training. He recently completed a Maine Police Academy basic course and an introduction to law enforcement course and now attends a search and seizure law study. Morin 38 born in Biddeford is a high school graduate and says the department has progressed with new officers required to attend the academy. He aims to be a fair enforcer and protect the public and property throughout his career.
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Jean-Paul Morin
Biddeford
Morin
Maine Police Academy
Aws
Expectant Mothers Hear Webber Dietician at Hospital
Mrs. Caroline Tarbox RD of Webber Hospital will speak on Nutrition in Pregnancy at 7 30 p.m. Monday as the second in a five session series for expectant mothers. Forty three women attended last Monday's first session. husbands are welcome. no charge.
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Caroline Tarbox
Webber Hospital
Esther Taylor
Auxiliary Votes Life Members At Camp Ellis
The Camp Ellis Women’s Auxiliary met on Thursday under Mrs. Theresa Pendleton. Secretary Ruth Stackpole and sunshine report by Alice Robart. New life members: Elsie Colson Katherine Libby Annabelle Pendleton Diana Goodrow Delma Herd Rose Nicolasi. Secret pal reveal set for April 5. Lois Souci won the mystery prize.
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Camp Ellis
Theresa Pendleton
Ruth Stackpole
Sunshine
Alice Robart
Elsie Colson
Katherine Libby
Annabelle Pendleton
Diana Goodrow
Delma Herd
Rose Nicolasi
Lois Souci
Ferry Beach
Or. —_ Beach
Cohen Vote Aids One Year Jobs Bill Passage
Rep William S. Cohen of Maine backs a one-year extension of the Public Works and Economic Development Act. The extension, approved 278 to 108, is estimated to have created up to 10,000 jobs in Maine.
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Washington
William S. Cohen
Maine
Congress
Cohen
Teardrop Mistletoe Seeds Burst From Pods
Teardrop shaped mistletoe seeds eject from pods at about 45 feet per second, with seeds launch distances reaching 33 feet.
Euthanasia Talk Set by John Kerry at St Mary Hall
John Kerry of Portland will lead a Monday night program at St Mary Hall on euthanasia. The talk will cover elderly care mental retardation and prison reform with details on related legislation. The 8 p.m. session is open to the public with a small admission fee.
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John Kerry
Portland
St. Mary Hall
Biddeford
Kerry
Social Legislative Research Office
St. Mary Sodality
Old Orchard Beach School Building Committee Faces Resignations
The town council agenda for Monday includes the School Building Committee item as Adelbert Jakeman Jr and Irving Hirst plan to resign. Ernest Brousseau vows to stay and fight, while others are undecided as the panel sought $10,000 but only $2,000 was approved for referendum prep on a $2 million three phase plan with the town share at $1.4 million.
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Old Orchard Beach
Adelbert Jakeman Jr
Irving Hirst
Ernest Brousseau
Draft Lottery Details From York County Inductions
Statistics by Mrs. Raymond cover York County from 1965 to present. Of 689 drafted and 2 899 enlisted, 879 remain in military service. Rejections reach 48 percent, mainly physical, with mental and moral reasons also cited. Five COs have served in alternate service. CONUS boards are tenuous awaiting Washington directives. We still require registrations within 30 days of eighteenth birthdays. March 8 lottery affected those born in 1954.
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Stodays
Raymond
York County
Main Street
Kennebunk
Washington
Firemen Respond To Flooded Oil Pot Fire
Fire units responded to a flooded oil pot in a home owned by Leon Bean at the intersection of Old Orchard Road and Wilbur Avenue. Fire officials said the incident occurred Thursday night.
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Old Orchard Beach
Leon Bean
Old Orchard Road
Wilbur Avenue
Saco Police Chief In Coronary Care
Saco Police Chief Robert Foran remained in the coronary care unit of Webber Hospital today, a hospital spokesman reported. Foran was rushed to the hospital Thursday afternoon.
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Saco
Robert Foran
Webber Hospital
Foran
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Dennett & Craig
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PTL
Los Angeles Times
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Ralph
New K’'Port Selectmen
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Sewall
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Louis Jalbert
D-Lewiston
Rodney E. Ross Jr
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Jalbert
Kenneth A. Mills
Eastport
Sandra Newcomb
Jean Paul Morin
Webber Dietician
Jean Pendleton
Rose Danis
OOB
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King’s Men
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