Deaths Wells Mrs Lillian Shanahan 98
Mrs Lillian Shanahan 98 former Wells resident died March 27 in a Sanford nursing home after a long illness She was born March 9 1895 in Massachusetts Her husband Patrick Shahahan died in 1948 Surviving are son Walter Haggerty and stepson Raymond Miller among others Funeral services set for Tuesday at 10 am at Lucas and Eaton Funeral Home York with burial in Widwood Cemetery Wilmington Massachusetts
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Wells
Lillian Shanahan
Sanford
Massachusetts
James W
Amelia
Lewis
Hale
Patrick Shahahan
Walter Haggerty
Lynn
Mass
Raymond Miller
Lowell
Richard Hale
Safety Harbor
Fla
Albert Hale
Winthrop
Vera Hill
Lucas and Eaton
Long Sand Road
York
H. Everett Wiswell
United Methodist Church
Ogunquit
Widwood Cemetery
Wilmington
Fire victims to be buried after Westerly home blaze
Committal services for three Westerly girls killed in a March 26 fire will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Daughters of A Norman Nicol and Jacqueline Roberge, they are survived by three brothers and two grandmothers. Local arrangements by Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home Biddeford.
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Westerly
R.I
St. Joseph
Biddeford
Jocelyn Ann
Marie Antoinette
Michelle Louise
A. Norman
Jacqueline Roberge) Nicol
Bayside Avenue
Jean-Paul N
Marc H
Charles J. Nicole
J. Arthur Roberge Sr
Arthur L. Nicol
Old Orchard Beach
Sansoucy-Blais Funeral Home
Stone St
Doris Thompson 58 Bar Mills dies after brief illness
Doris Thompson 58 of Bar Mills died March 28 in a Portland hospital after a brief illness. Born June 3 1914 in Buxton she was a daughter of George and Carrie Thompson. Surviving uncles James and Harry Pease and aunt Mrs Coma Barrette of Worcester Mass. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Neal and York Funeral Home Gorham with spring interment in South Buxton Cemetery.
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Bar Mills
Doris Thompson
Portland
Buxton
George
Carrie (Pease)Thompson
James
Harry Pease
Coma Barrette
Worcester
Mass
Neal and York
State St
Gorham
South Buxton
Louise D Turner of Old Orchard Beach Dies at 85
Louise D Turner 85 formerly of Old Orchard Beach died March 28 at Mercer Care Center Trenton New Jersey. Born July 31 1887 in New Brunswick she was widow of Charles B Turner. She is survived by daughters Evelyn Hart and Elaine Limm a son Charles F Turner two sisters nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home 36 Portland Ave Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco. Friends may call Saturday 11 p.m. to service time.
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Old Orchard Beach
Louise D. Turner
Mercer Care Center
Trenton
N.J
New Brunswick
Charles B. Turner
Evelyn Hart
Elaine Limm
Lancaster
Penn
Ason
Charlies F. Turner
Lincoln
Mass
Martha Fricke
Betty Haug
Irvington
Portland Ave
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Saco
Mrs Delphine Joncas Transferred to Good Shepherd Villa
Mrs Delphine Joncas of 13 Orchard Street Biddeford moved from Webber Hospital where she was a surgical patient to Good Shepherd Villa on South Street in Biddeford.
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Delphine Joncas
Orchard St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Good Shepherd Villa
South Street
Funeral Directors in Saco Maine Firms Listed
Funeral homes Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco Maine and Dennett and Craig 365 Main St Saco are listed with telephone numbers 284 5611 and Franks Emond 284 5511. Names Frank X Emond and J P Conroy appear in the notice.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Dennett & Craig
Maine
Tel
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Philip H. Gross
Gary Gross
Last POWs Head Home
The Viet Cong freed five civilians and announced one more American, Capt. Robert White of Newport News Virginia, would be released soon. White, captured in 1969 after his plane was shot down in the Mekong Delta, would bring total American POWs freed since January to 588 with about 1300 MIAs still listed.
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Hanoi
Viet Cong
Robert White
Newport News
White
Mekong Delta
Saigon
Williamsburg
Vietnam
Clark Field
Cmdr
Phillip Kientzler
Poway
Calif
Paris
Laos
Lloyd D. Oppel
Pathet Lao
Last U S Forces Leave Vietnam After More Than A Decade
The last American troops depart South Vietnam ending over 11 years of intervention. About 1 034 U S military personnel remain in Vietnam including embassy staff and Joint Military Commission members. MACV inactivated as Weyand notes Vietnam must shape its own destiny while U S forces maintain presence around Indochina.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
United States
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Cambodia
Laos
7Th Fleet
Vietnam
Pentagon
Guam
Thailand
Joint Military Commission
North
Frederick CC. Weyand
Republic of Vietnam
Military Assistance Command Vietnam
MACV
Weyand
Gasoline Shortage Harms Independent Dealers
In New England independent service stations struggle as a gasoline shortage forces closures. Gibbs Oil executive Herbert A. Sostek warns the shortage hits independents harder than majors and threatens price stability, noting halted imports and shut terminals.
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Boston
New England
Herbert A. Sostek
Gibbs Oil Co
Revere
Middle East
Sosiek
Sostek
Providence
Tulsa
Winchester
Anti War Vigil Ends in London After 50 Weeks
London observers ended the noon long protest outside the U S Embassy as more than 100 000 people joined the final vigil. Organizers Mia Lord and officials recalled the weeks of petitions calling for cease fire prisoner releases and postwar reconstruction while horns sounded and lyrics rang out.
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London
U.S
Mia Lord
Johnny
John Brown
Safety Officers Edited By Sandra Newcomb
Roland Fournier, father of five and grandfather of seven, has served Biddeford Fire Department 31 years. He trained in advanced pumps and ladder work and attended state and local fire courses. He recalls major fires including the 1947 forest fire, the Grafton lumber fire, and the Hooper Street fire, praising the department’s progress.
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Roland Fournier
Biddeford
Fournier
St. Louis
Hooper Street
Biddeford Sets April Meeting On School Rentals
The Self-Evaluation team asked to reschedule a session with the board. A special meeting is set for April 4 at Saco Valle School with the team at 9 p.m. Costs to switch heating fuel at Kennedy School were requested. The board named the new gym The Biddeford Tiger Gymnasium and approved an extra Kennedy School phone line. Walter Bissell named head high school track coach with Gordon Cutten as assistant.
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Saco Valle School
Frechette
Kennedy School
Biddeford Tiger
Walter Kenneth Bissell
Gordon Cutten
Knights of Columbus hall hosts Cub Scouts Pack 390 Knighthood theme
A Sunday meeting for Cub Scouts Pack 390 at the Knights of Columbus hall in Biddeford adopted the Knighthood theme. New members were assigned to dens including Mike O Daley and Eric Fournier, with Connie Richard as new den leader. Awards were given to multiple scouts and leaders. two committeemen were added and a Webelos transfer noted. The next pack meeting is April 15 and a baseball trip to see Oakland play Boston is planned for June 3.
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Knights of Columbus
Biddeford
Cub
Dens
Mike O’daley
Larry Richard
Leo Paul Belanger
Jeffrey Provost
Paul Boucher
Norman Boucher
David Doyon
Richard Dupuis
Roland Turgeon
Paul Beaulieu
Eric Fournier
Connie Richard
Dea
Mike O'Daley
Glen Gauvin
Brian Curran
Carl Pierce
Scott Croteau
Jerry Tremblay
Brian Desmerias
Frank Nadeau
Robert Huot
Donald Lauzon
Graham Small
Danny Paquin
Kevin Roberge
Wayne Newton
Richard Boisclair
Mike Paquette
Richard Girard
Webelos
Joseph Belanger
Alfred Richard
Oakland
Webhannet Woman's Club hears Der Rosenkavalier recording
Members of the Webhannet Woman's Club Music Appreciation group met at the home of Miss Dorothy Garrigue and Miss Mary Arnold Hood on Ocean Avenue to hear a recording of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss. The four hour recording was cut to the first half with the second half set for the April 23 meeting at 1 30 p.m. Mrs Louis Flagg hosted tea.
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Kennebunkport
Webhannet Woman's Club
Dorothy Garrigue
Mary Arnold Hood
High Sea
Ocean Avenue
Richard Strauss
Louis Flagg
Biddeford Firemen Report Two Grass Fires
Biddeford firemen responded to two grass fires on Wednesday. A blaze near the Boston and Maine Railroad tracks on Kennedy Drive was extinguished around 4 19 p m. Another fire at the St Francis College dump off Pool Road was put out about 10 20 p m according to a department spokesman.
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Biddeford
Fire Department
Firmen
Boston and Maine Railroad
Kennedy Drive
St. Francis College
Pool Road
Portland Weather Outlook with Showers Possible
Cloudy conditions with a chance of showers tonight mainly in the north portion. Lows in the 30s. Friday remains cloudy with a chance of showers and highs in the 40s.
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Portland
Credit Bureau Sponsors Local Essay Contest
The Credit Bureau of Biddeford-Saco with Associated Credit Bureaus of Maine and Biddeford High School sponsors an essay contest on The Wise Use of Credit. About 350 juniors are invited, with cash prizes for the top two. Essays due April 2 to Paul Chenard. judging week of April 9.
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Credit Bureau of
Biddeford-Saco
Associated Credit Bureaus of
Maine
Biddeford High School
Paul Chenard
Credit Bureau
Donald Handel
Sears
Handel
Fire damages Summit Street home. $1,000 loss
Fire at a Summit Street home owned by Ernest Brousseau caused about 1000 dollars in damage on Tuesday afternoon. The bathroom where the fire started was destroyed, with smoke damage throughout the house. No injuries occurred and the structure remained habitable. Fire Chief Thomas Smith noted 800 dollars to the house and 200 dollars to furnishings.
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Old Orchard Beach
Ernest Brousseau
Summit Street
Thomas Smith
Burning Permit Reminder From Maine Foresters
Maine Forestry Department reminds residents snow melt signals start of outdoor burning season and that written permits are required for burning land logs stumps brush slash fields dry grass pastures and blueberry lands. Debris may be burned only in an approved incinerator with approval by the Town Forest Fire Warden. Before any outdoor fire call the Town Forest Fire Warden or Fire Department.
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Maine Forestry Department
Selectmen Posts Open in Kennebunk for Municipal Bodies
Kennebunk seeks applicants for five vacancies on the Appeals Board Planning Board and Historic Preservation Commission. Resignations and term expirations created the openings. Town Manager Eugene Berky, per selectmen, requests letters of interest addressed to Kennebunk Town Hall.
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Kennebunk
Uncle Sam
Appeals Board
Planning Board
Historic Preservation
Eugene Berky
Kennebunk Town Hall
Survival Of Norwegian Freighter Anita May Be Alive
The Coast Guard received an indication the missing Norwegian freighter Anita may have survived the Atlantic storm that claimed the Norse Variant last week. A Canadian radio station reported brief voice signals from the Anita Sunday and Monday, while no contact has been established since Monday. Two life rafts marked Anita were found, and the vessel carries a crew of 32.
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New York
Coast Guard
Anita
Atlantic
Virginia
Germany
New Jersey
Ocean Station
Echo
I.g
James McDonough
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Sarelas To Report On Possible Park
Town Manager Louis Sarelas will report to the town council on creating a recreation area on Milliken Road land in Old Orchard Beach. The review aims to assess feasibility and community impact for a potential park project.
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Sarelas
Old Orchard Beach
Louis Sarelas
Milliken
Auto Destroyed by Flames on the Pike
Firefighters battled a car fire on the Maine Turnpike around 8 49 p m causing a 1969 Lincoln Continental owned by Lorraine Cragin of Sanford and operated by Roger Giroux to burn completely. Giroux said sparks preceded the blaze and he stopped the car as it erupted in flames.
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Laco
Maine Turnpike
Lorraine Cragin
Sanford
Roger Giroux
Girroux
Recreation fund talks with state parks officials
Street Savelas has contacted state Department of Parks and Recreation officials about possible state and federal funds for a recreation facility.
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Street _ Savelas
State Department of Parks Land Recreation
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St. Joseph's Ane
Daniel J. Gurney
Doris
Gloria
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Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Deserved
Sandra Newcomb
Roland H. Fournier
Pack
Hears ‘der Rosenkavalier
TM Fog
Pat
Mach
Los Angeles Times
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Pittsfield
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NEW Hampshire
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Eastport
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Halifax
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Quebec
Kirkju
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Heymaey Island
Oob
Matson’s, Inc
Main Street
Wormwood’s
Camp Ellis Beach
Saco, Maine
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