Local Personal News From Biddeford Area Hospitals and Naval Duty
Nelson Rocary of 40 Harding St Biddeford is a medical patient at Notre Dame Hospital Mrs Everett Allen of Loudon Road Saco is a medical patient at Webber Hospital Ronald E Guerin fireman USN son of Mr and Mrs Arthur R Guerin Sr of 15 Gertrude Ave Biddeford recently reported for duty at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Cuba Normand J Bouthilette USCG son of Mr and Mrs Raoul Bouthilette of 38 Harding St Biddeford while serving two week Active Reserve duty completed a course in port security procedures at the Coast Guard Reserve Training Center Yorktown VA
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Nelson Rocary
Harding St
Biddeford
Notre Dame Hospital
Everett Allen
Loudon Road
Saco
Webber Hospital
Ronald E. Guerin
USN
Arthur R. Guerin, Sr
Gertrude Ave
Naval Station
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Normand J. Bouthilette
USCG
Raoul Bouthilette
Coast Guard Re-s
Yorktown
Notre Dame Auxiliary Thrift Shop to Be Led by Mrs Simard
Mrs Marc Simard, captain of E IS Group D, will oversee the Notre Dame Auxiliary Thrift Shop operations next week, directing volunteers and coordinating activities to raise funds.
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Marc Simard
Notre Dame Auxiliary
Being Yourself Popularity Key in New School Days
The article advises girls poised to leave home for school that popularity hinges on being themselves. It lists irritants harming friendships such as immature habits, compulsive borrowing, sponging, yarn spinning, selfishness, and an asping voice, and suggests polishing these traits now to attract like minded peers and avoid social rejection.
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Associated Press
Topeka City Records Unearthed by Clerk
City Clerk Bill Douglass found old Topeka records including the number one dog license dated May 23, 1867 for a bull terrier named Scooter an old stage coach line policy and a gall’s photograph map of Topeka as artifacts from the city’s past
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Douglass
Douglass
Scooter
Missing Electric Saw Reported By Saco Resident
Mrs. John Hansen of 7 Lincoln Street Saco reports an electric saw kept in a shed on her property was missing Thursday. Police say the loss is under investigation and unresolved.
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Saco
John Hansen
Lincoln St
Death of Kennebunk resident Ray L Gordon at 69
Ray L Gordon 69 died at his Brown Street home in Kennebunk after a WWI service. Born Sept 2 1894 in Lyman he was a longtime local caretaker. Survived by widow Maybelle M Gordon son Wesley eight grandchildren five great grandchildren and many siblings. Funeral 2 pm Monday Bibber Memorial Chapel Biddeford officiated by Rev C Joseph Ingraham Evergreen Cemetery is the burial site. Friends may visit tonight 7-9 and tomorrow 2-4 7-9 p.m.
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Kennebunk
Ray L. Gordon
Brown Street
Lyman
George
Hattie Emmons Gordon
Maybelle M. Gordon
Wesley
Constance Harrison
Bossier City
Beverly Motts
Shrevesport
Warrell Kingsbury
Goose Rocks Beach
Cynthia Gordon
Maurice
Lewis
Alfred
Maude Moore
Biddeford
Winnie B. Coombs
Lyjman
Bibber
Summer St
C. Joseph Ingraham
Foss Street Methodist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Weather Outlook Shows Clouds and Cold Weekend
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and not so cold tonight with low temperatures in the 20s. Sunday will be cloudy with snow possible in the southern portion and a chillier high than today.
Tidal Times for March
In March the calendar shows daily high and low tides with morning and evening values. Entries include dates 28 through 31 with corresponding A M and P M times, though some lines appear incomplete or garbled.
Youth Church Meetings At Biddeford United Church
Junior Youth from Grade 7 to high school meet Sundays in the vestry at 5 p m while Senior Youth gather at 6 30 p m An evening service follows at 7 p m at the Advent Christian church corner Hill and Chapel streets Biddeford
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Juni
United Church
Biddeford
Advent Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Kennebunk Lower Village
Junior High Baptist Youth Fellowship
The
Saco United Baptist Church
Evangelistic Service at Faith Tabernacle Old Orchard Beach
Mrs Kate B Lee widow of Richard D Lee dies in Beverly Mass at 7 25 p m funeral planned at Green River Cemetery Greenfield Mass committal at 2 p m Monday Survivors include two daughters Mrs A Kendall Goodwin and Mrs Laurence E Potter plus four grandchildren and five great grandchildren
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Faith Tabernacle
Pentecosta
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Beverly
Mass
Kate
Buttrick Lee
Richard D. Lee
Greenfield
Danvers
Wells
Maine
A. Kendall Goodwin
Laurence E. Potter
Arlington
Green River Cemetery
iMass
Multiple Evening Services At Area Churches Sunday
Various churches in Saco Kennebunk Wells and Biddeford schedule evening worship services, youth fellowships and unions. Details include First Assembly God Bible Baptist Advent Christian Kennebunk Advent Christian Saco West Kennebunk Ogunquit and Wells locations with times from 6 p m to 7 30 p m and events for youth groups and adult classes. A few meetings are canceled such as Sunday School and certain MYF sessions.
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Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Wells Congregational Churc
Mass Change for Napoleon R James at St Andre's Church
James Mass for Napoleon R James of 34 Hill St Biddeford, who died Wednesday at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, will be celebrated at 9 a m Monday from St Andre's Church, not 8 a m as previously announced.
Officers Nominated by Rochambeau Snowshoe Club
Nominations for club officers were held at South Street Biddeford hall with Herman Tremblay and George Neault as president and Gerard Lamontagne and Adrien Mathieu as vice president. Additional roles named include secretary Raymond Belanger and treasurer to be added to secretary, plus collectors and five directors.
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Rochambeau Club
Biddeford Hall
Herman Tremblay
George Neault
Gerard Lamontagne
Adrien Mathieu
Raymond Belanger
Joseph Salvas Jr
Raymond Ouellette
Richard Lajeunesse
Gerard Bergeron
Leo Belanger
Lucien Lachance
Gerard Moreau
Lorenzo Huot
Raymond Poitras
Lucien
Lachance
Charles Nadeau
Raymond Belair
Norman Beaudoin
Donald Marcaux
Maine Snowshoe Union
Biddeford
Rene Huot
Leo Paul Gregoire
Denis Pelletier
Deadline for Filing Is Next Wednesday
About 425 candidates have filed or qualified for ballots with roughly 300 Republicans and the remainder Democrats. The State Election Division says roughly 200 more must file petitions to qualify for the June 15 primary ballots. Filing papers must reach Augusta before midnight April 1.
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Augusta
State
Johnson Invited to Submarine Ceremony in Augusta
President Johnson has been invited by Governor Reed to attend a triad of naval events on May 12 at Shipyard. The Polaris submarine Nathiane Greene will be launched, the John Adams will be commissioned, and keel laying for the Grayling is planned.
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Augusta
Johnson
Gov. Reed
Nathaniel Greeneval
Nathiane Greene
John Adams
Teach All Nations Mission and Apostolic Martyrdom
The passage records Jesus commissioning the Apostles to teach all nations and baptize, with instruction to observe Jesus's commands and his enduring presence. It notes the apostles carried the gospel to India, Africa, Persia, and Spain, with all but John dying martyrs.
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Jesus
India
Africa
Persia
Spain
John
Three Saco Youths Charged With Auto Theft
Three youths from Saco admitted involvement in a series of car thefts after police questioning. Michael Mooney, 17, and Robert Cabana, 19, were arrested and released on bail. a 16-year-old companion was released to his mother. The first vehicle belonged to James Trickey of Biddeford, found abandoned after a 48 mile drive near Tickle Toe. Police have investigated thefts near the American Legion Home on Beach Street, with multiple cars reused and abandoned.
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Saco
Michael Mooney
Harrison Avenue
Robert Cabana
Irving Street
Old Orchard Beach
James Trickey
Foss St
Biddeford
Saco Tannery
Dean Kinne
North St
American Legion
Beach Street
Juanita Spofford
Portland
Four Youths Treated After Traffic Mishap Near Biddeford
A car skidded into a guard rail on New Town Road Biddeford around 10 30 last night injuring four youths. Driver Charles W Binette 19 of 220 Ferry Road Saco told police the car skidded and crashed. Passengers Robert Daigle Monique Leblanc and Joyce Leroux were treated at Webber Hospital and released.
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Newtown Road
Biddeford
Charles W. Binette
Ferry Road
Saco
Webber Hospital
Binette
Robert Daigle
West St
Monique Leblanc
Old Salt Road
Old Orchard Beach
Joyce Leroux
Longwood Ave
Biddeford Street Cleaning Underway Tonight
The Biddeford Street Department will sweep Main Street from Elm Street intersection to the bridge starting at midnight tonight. Arthur Pratt street commissioner says work will also be attempted on Alfred Street if possible.
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Biddeford Street
Main Street
Portland Law Award Settles 1963 Collision Case
A Superior Court jury awarded $35,000 to State Sen. Robert L. Cram and his wife for injuries from a January 28, 1963 Portland crash. The jury rejected a $50,000 countersuit by Richard W. Olson and wife and Progressive Iron Works Inc. Cram sought $175,000. All parties were hurt in the wreck.
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Portland
Robert L. Cram
Richard W. Olson
Winthrop
Progressive Iron Works Inc
Cram
Olsons
Quake Rips Along Seaside Coast Evacuations Ordered
A powerful quake caused a wave that washed into a Seaside Oregon trailer camp, killing a person believed to have died of a heart attack. Several coastal towns were evacuated as a precaution. Boats and docks suffered damage as water surged up to forty miles inland.
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Page Ones
Seaside
Ore
Bay State Man Strikes Bank Off Turnpike
Massachusetts driver Robert Jillian of Plymouth was taken to Webber Hospital by Saco ambulance and released. State Police say the car drifted off the Turnpike at 2 50 am traveling 105 feet before striking a bank. Damage estimated at 2000 dollars.
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Massachusetts
Robert Jillian
Plymouth
Webber Hospital
Saco Ambulance
School Board Rejects Closed Meeting Request
OLD ORCHARD BEACH The school board unanimously refused a council request to hold a closed session to resolve issues ahead of an open meeting planned for April 1. The clash follows a $37,500 1964 appropriation cut approved at the annual town meeting.
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Old Orchard Beach
Edward H. Smith
Key
Sanford Woman Injured In Auto Collision
Velma Baston, 48, of Sanford, was injured in a crash at Routes 111 and 35. She was taken to a Sanford hospital with a fractured pelvis and was listed in good condition. Gerald Brooks, 34, Standish, drove the other car and faces a driving charge in Saco Municipal Court.
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Boston
Brooks
Saco Municipal Court
Richard D. Dutremble
Biddeford
Alarmed Coast Reports Floods and Tidal Waves
Vancouver Island inlet known as Alberni Canal flooded Port Alberni downtown to five feet. Hawaii endured a series of tidal waves. Red Cross disaster service mobilized for Alaska aid. Washington Gov Rosellini urged law enforcement readiness. Anchorage road cracks prompted no driving warning. Alaska Gov Egan was told Lt Gen Reeves moved troops to Anchorage on standby.
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Vancouver Island
Alberni Canal
Port Alberni
Hawaii
Disaster Service
The
America Red Cross
Alaska
Albert D. Rosellini
Washington
Anchorage
William A. Egan
Raymond Reeves
Alaska Command
Gawain and the Green Knight Opera Premiere in San Francisco
San Francisco College for Women to stage world premiere of Gawain and the Green Knight a 13th century tale adapted into a 5000 word chamber opera. Richard Feliciano and Robert Fahrner lead a project with a 545 seat auditorium atop Lone Mountain. The work blends ancient and ultramodern music using seven musicians and 27 instruments.
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San Francisco
San Francisco College For Women
Lone Mountain
Anza Street
Richard Feliciano
Mills College
Paris Conservatory
University of Iowa
Fromm Foundation
Aspen
Colo
Feliciano
Copley Foundation
Robert Fahrner
San Francisco State College
Yale
Gawain
North of England
Chaucer
Fahrner
Malilory
Deputy Testimony Details Weld Knife Slayings Case
Deputy Leon White testified about Clyde Hathaway Jr. and family moments after the arrest for the April 28 stabbing death of 7-year-old Wendell Bowie in Weld. The boy admits guilt. defense fights testimony on similar confrontations. Pathologist Dr Charles Branch placed the death within ten minutes of the stab wound as searchers found Bowie’s naked body in a water hole near Lake Webb.
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Farmington
Clyde Hathaway Jr
Weld
Leon White
Clydie
White
Young Hathaway
Benny Bowie
John A. Platt
Charles F. Branch
Young Wendell
Young Bowie
Lake Webb
Skunk Digs Up Yellow Jacket Nest
A skunk uses its sharp claws to uncover a yellow jacket nest and cuts the grubs, causing disturbance. The incident highlights the animal’s digging behavior and its impact on the insect colony.
Igor Stravinsky Early Life Plans Revealed
The article notes Igor Stravinsky, a major 20th century musician, initially envisioned a career in World War era contexts, outlining his early ambitions and the formative choices that shaped his future in music.
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Clifford G. Bedell
Memoriam
Daniel J. Gurney
Laura
Kate B. Lee
First Assembly of God
Saee
Pleasant Street
Aco
Saco Avenue
Christ Ambassadors of the First Assembl Ged
Ahepa
Youth Fellowship of the
Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society
Kennebunk Landing
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Baptist Youth Fellowship of the
Ogunquit
Junior Beacons For Christ
Lyman First Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Salvation Army
Union Avenue
Salvation
Fail Gospel
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
South Biddeford
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Youth Fellowship of
Saco School Street
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Women's Fellowship of
Biddeford United Church of Christ
Congregational
Ruby Packard
the Men's Club of the
United Church of Christ
Congregation
Snowshoe Club
Vvoodi Ishm
Harry Worden
Women's Fellowship Circle A
Norman Lundy
Harold Staples
Prospect St
Bay State
Sanford
Leon F. Jones
Igor Stravinsky
Kinmond
Goodyear Tires
Electrolux
Roger Noel
SKY Dragon
Bert's Corner
H. W. Thompson
Alfred Road
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