Deaths in West Kennebunk Priscilla Gooch Wyman 85
Mrs. Priscilla Gooch Wyman 85 of Main Street West Kennebunk died yesterday in Sanford Hospital. Widow of Arthur Wyman she was born March 1883 in Kennebunk. Survived by two sons Els worth and Wayne, daughter Mrs. Raymond Ingalls, one brother John Gooch, nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Private funeral Saturday 1 30 p m at Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk with Rev Fred Holmberg officiating. burial Evergreen Cemetery Kennebunk.
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West Kennebunk
Priscilla Gooch Wyman
Main Street
Sanford
Arthur Wyman
Wyman
Kennebunk
John F.ann Liitue Robinson Gooch
Methodist Church
Elsworth
Chester
Vand Wayne
Raymond Ingalls
Frederick L. LaPointe Dies in Old Orchard Beach
Frederick L. LaPointe 61 of 51 Adelaide Road Old Orchard Beach died unexpectedly at home this morning. Born June 12 1906 in Keene New Hampshire he moved here early. He worked as a carpenter for Ward A Hurrell Saco contractor and served on the Old Orchard Beach Town Zoning Board of Appeals. He is survived by his widow Georgianna Gallant LaPointe an uncle John LaPointe and an aunt Evelyn Presley. Funeral set for Saturday at 10 a.m. at Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home with Rev John H Clancy of St Margaret's Church officiating. Burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco. Friends may call tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Old Orchard Beach
Frederick L. LaPointe
Adelaide Road
Keene
N. H
A. Hurrell
Saco
Georgianna (Gallant) la- Pointe
John la- Pointe
Notre Dame Council to Say Prayers for Bourgoin
Members of Notre Dame Council Union St Jean Baptiste will meet at 8 tonight at Cote Funeral Home 87 James St Saco to say prayers for Mrs Arline Bourgoin a member.
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Notre Dame Council
Union St. Jean Baptiste
Cote Funeral Home
James St
Saco
Arline Bourgoin
Vacation Bible School Workers Are Sought Kennebunk
Kennebunk Lower Village Advent Christian Church seeks volunteers for a June 17 to 21 Vacation Bible School using Scripture Press materials. Sessions run nursery to junior high with crafts and nursery care, daily cookies and punch, two church buses, and a closing program at Kennebunkport Consolidated School due to space limits. Volunteers may contact Royal Smith or Mrs. Robert Spofford.
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Kennebunk
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
Scripture
Royal Smith
Kennebunkport Consolidated School
Robert Spofford
Local Police Attend Narcotics Session
Lewiston Biddeford Police Chief Edgar Sevigny and Lt George Friary attended an all day narcotics session yesterday. The event was sponsored by the U S Department of Justice Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs along with the New England Association of Chiefs of Police and the Maine State Police. A panel discussion and film on drugs were presented.
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Lewiston
Biddeford
Edgar Sevigny
George Friary
U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
New England Association of Chiefs of Police
Maine State Police
Dennett and Craig Funeral Directors in Saco
Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco provides local funeral arrangements. Philip H Gross Sr is listed as director. Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine offers contact for services with dial 282-0562.
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Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Gratitude From Family For Support After Loss
The family thanks all organizations and individuals including Reverend Father Gilbert Dr M P Houle and Biddeford Police Dept for masses bouquets and care. They note no eye tests and quote Better Vision Institute Oscar Guinard stating that more than 25 percent
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Father Gilbert
M. P. Houle
Biddeford
Better Vision Institute
Oscar Guinard
Funeral services for Arline Bourgoin announced
Funeral services for Arline Bourgoin of Hollis Center will be conducted tomorrow at 8 45 am from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco. Friends may call at Cote Funeral Home 87 James St Saco today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 pm.
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Arline Bourgoin
Hollis Center
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Saco
Cote Funeral Home
James St
Louis Angers
Buxton Road
Cote
Louis Angers Funeral Services Scheduled
Funeral services for Louis Angers of Buxton Road Saco will be conducted tomorrow at 7 30 a m at Notre Dame de Notre Dame de is the church mentioned in the fragment.
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Mary Frances Ready Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Frances Ready of 115 Brasbury Street Biddeford were held at St Mary’s Church with Rev Maurice Goan presiding. Interment followed at St Mary’s Cemetery. Bearers named as Maurice Hamilton Robert McDowell Richard Pothier Paul Garon George Baillargeon and Frederick Allen. A St Mary’s Women’s Club delegation attended.
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Mary Frances Ready
Brasbury St
Biddeford
St. Mary's Church
Maurice Goan
William Cleary
Louise Welch
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Father Goan
Maurice Hamilton
Robert McDowell
Richard Pothier
Paul Garon
George Baillargeon
Frederick
Norwood Rites Held For Biddeford Resident
Funeral services for Charles V. Norwood of 576 Pool Road Biddeford were held yesterday at 2 p.m. from Shumway Funeral Home Saco with Rev. John Jordan of Saco School Street Methodist Church officiating. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford. Bearers were Robert Gross Robert Johnson Carleton Brock Herbert Trafton Ralph Smith Paul Woodman and Ernest Robichaud.
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Charles V. Norwood
Pool Road
Biddeford
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
John Jordan
Saco School Street Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Robert Gross
Robert Johnson
Carleton Brock
Herbert Trafton
Ralph Smith
Paul Woodman
Ernest Robichaud
Harvey Bible Class Donates to Dollars for Scholars
West Kennebunk's Harvey Bible Class of the West Kennebunk Methodist Church met with 20 members and two guests. A $5 donation was voted to the Dollars for Scholars fund for Kennebunk High School. The meeting featured a covered dish supper, guest cards, new member welcome, and prize winners in a post meeting program.
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West Kennebunk
Harvey Bible
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Evelyn Todd
Colleen Chase
Gladys Nedeau
Marion Hoyt
Alfie Leech
Irma Bowdoin
Zella Tibbetts
Billy Graham
Minnie Noiles
Marion Guptil
Alice Gibson
Jessie Hanson
Kennebunk High School
Persis Moulton
Gertrude Stevens
Helene Hutchins
Virginia Varney
Betty Pawlowski
Jere Harrison
Dorothy O'Bleins
Myra Towne
Bee causes crash near Salisbury Cove injures four freshmen
A small car carrying four University of Maine freshmen left the road and plunged into a stream after a bee entered a window and caused a commotion as it approached Bar Harbor. One student was in danger, two in serious condition, and all were taken to hospitals.
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Salisbury Cove
Maine
University of Maine
Bar Harbor
Peacock tossed into tiger grotto shocks Portland Zoo
Portland zoo director Jack Marks notes tigers in India eat peacocks and explains the incident after several children witnessed a peacock tossed into the tiger grotto. About 1,800 school children toured the zoo that day.
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Portland
Ore
Portland Zoo
Jack Marks
India
Local Personal News From Saco Biddeford Area
Ernest F Maddox of 38 School St Saco is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital Biddeford Pfc William Heffernan USMC son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Heffernan 10 Maple St Saco is a patient at the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune NC after a automobile accident Airman Richard H Ledoux USN son of Mr and Mrs Marc E Ledoux 9 Beacon Ave Biddeford serves aboard USS Tit conderoga in Gulf of Tonkin Seaman Apprentice Paul E Lamb USNR 20 son of Mr and Mrs Leon J Lamb 8 Green St Biddeford has graduated from nine weeks Navy basic training at Great Lakes Navy Training Center
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Ernest F. Maddox
School St
Saco
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
William Heffernan
U.S. Marine Corps
Ernest Heffernan
Maple St
Naval Hospital
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Richard H. Ledoux
USN
Marc E. Ledoux
Beacon Ave
Ticonderoga
Gulf of Tonkin
Paul E. Lamb
USNR
Leon J. Lamb
Green St
Navy
Navy Training
YWCA Unit Meeting and By Laws Vote
A meeting of area YWCA members from the Saco-Biddeford Unit is set for Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Hamilton Memorial Hall Saco to elect officers and vote on proposed by laws. Knights of Columbus Lake E Hart Council Biddeford will meet tonight at 8 at Washington Street hall to elect officers.
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Saco
Lake E. Hart Council
Knights of Columbus
Biddeford
Wil
Washington Street Hall
Installation of AMVETS Officers in Biddeford
Mer ton Ira Staples Post AMVETS will install officers Saturday at 8 p.m. at the post home on Alfred Street. A social and dance will follow the ceremony at the Biddeford venue.
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Merton Ira Staples
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Youth fellowship to host car wash in Saco
Members of the Youth Fellowship at North Saco Congregational Christian Church will meet Sunday at 6 p.m. at the parish house to finalize plans for a car wash set for May 18 at the Saco Valley Shopping Center.
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Youth Fellowship of the
North Saco
Church Notes Church services and youth program details
On Friday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Saco Ministry is held at 7 30 p m with an 8 35 p m Ministry Development Class. A Royal Rangers and Missionettes service for youths ages 12 to 17 meets at Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle in Old Orchard Beach.
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Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Main St
Saco
Royal Rangers and Missionettes
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Evangelistic Service Planned by Full Gospel Assembly
The Full Gospel Assembly will hold an evangelistic service Friday at 7 30 p m at the American Legion Hall 508 Elm Street Biddeford.
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Full Gospel Assembly
American Legion Hall
Elm St
Biddeford
Pioneer Girls Meet Friday at Ly man Baptist Church
The Pioneer Girls will gather Friday at 6 39 p m at Ly man Baptist Church Good wins Mills in the event.
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Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Ladies Prayer Meeting at Lyman Parish Church
A Ladies Prayer meeting is set for Friday at 10 a.m. in the parsonage of the Lyman Baptist Church in Goodwins Mills.
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Lyman Paotist
Goodwins Mills
Confraternity CCD Classes Set at St Monica's Kennecrunk
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes for students in Grades through 5 will be held at St. Monica's Church Kennecrunk on Saturday at 9 30 a m Grades 6 through 8 on Friday immediately after school.
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Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Monica's Church
Kennecrunk
Area Banks Alerted To Stolen Checks
Biddeford police warn area banks and merchants after 101 blank checks from Polar Chem Inc. in Lewiston were stolen. Police urge vigilance as blank checks may circulate locally seeking to prevent further fraud.
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Biddeford
Lewiston
Polar Chem Inc
Biddeford Firemen Assist With Burner
An overflowed oil burner at 100 South St Biddeford caused a still alarm at 4 p.m. Firefighters responded to the three story wooden tenement owned by the Sylvester Estate. Occupant of the apartment is Adelia Martel.
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South St
Biddeford
Sylvester
Adelia Martel
Afrikaans language gains and fears in South Africa
The piece notes Afrikaans publishing starting 1934 and a Bible Die Bybel. It cites Professor P. J. Nienaber on 250,000 more Afrikaans speakers than English but warns of regional unrest. It highlights perceived neglect overseas and multilingual business leaders fluent in English with limited Afrikaans slang and use of English swearing terms.
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P. J. Nienaber
Afrikaans- Nederlands
Johannesburg
Witwatersrand University
South Africa
Eye test coverage and renewal eye exam rules noted
A statement notes that many licensed drivers never had an official eye test and that about two thirds of states do not require eye examinations when renewing a license. It highlights gaps in driver vision screening and licensing practices.
Portland Weather Tonight And Friday Showers Likely
The forecast notes low temperatures in the 40s for Portland tonight. Expect cloudy skies with showers likely tonight and again Friday. Friday’s temperatures show little change from tonight.
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Portland
Defense awards M16 bids amid price negotiation plan
The Army disclosed that four firms including GM, H R, Maremont and Cadillac Gage vied for M16 production after Colt was the sole supplier. Negotiations will set ceiling prices in letter contracts with continued price discussions, aiming to meet an accelerated delivery schedule and select two best sources.
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H&r
Harrington & Richardson
Army
Labor Department
Detroit
Worcester
Defense Department
Coltndustries, Inc
Hartford
Maremont
Maremont Corporation
Grammy Awards Show Delivers Sleek No-Nonsense Television
New York AP reports the annual Grammy Awards broadcast on NBC presented a concise season recap focused on music and performers. Highlights included Fifth Dimension with Up Up and Away, Robbie and Glen Campbell performances, John Hartford’s Gentle on My Mind, Lou Rawls Dead End Street, and a visually striking by the Time I Get to Phoenix number. A medley featuring Jack Jones, Gentry, and Campbell celebrated past Grammy winners.
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New York
Fifth Dimension
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Robbie Gentry
Glen Campbell
John Hartford
Lou Rawls
Dead End Street
Cannonball Adderley
Campbell
Phoenix
Bobbie Gentry
Jack Jones
Miss Gentry
Se Pena
Biddeford Women Ready Items For Sale
Nineteen members of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford met to sort rummage for a combined rummage and baked foods sale. The sale is scheduled Friday from 9 30 a m to 2 p m in the vestry with devotions and reports given. The group named the November fair Lavender and Olde Lace Fair and approved a donation to the Chaplains' Ministry of the Upper Room. They also planned a June Children's Day program and will install officers at the May 22 meeting with a pen port offering collection.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
Foss Street Methodist Church
Biddeford
Esther Marr
Ida Michie
Sunshine
Sylvia Searle
Marion Hutchins
Anne Spencer
Chaplains
Army probes high prices in two new M16 contracts
Rep. Ichord and the House subcommittee move to question the Army about allegedly unrealistically high prices in two M16 procurement deals. They seek an explanation for rejecting Maremont Co. of Saco Maine whose bid was $20 million lower, amid controversy over two 240 000 rifle contracts. The award went to Harrington Richardson and to Hydra-Matic Division of General Motors, at higher ceiling totals. The Army released a fact sheet Wednesday detailing the contracts.
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Richard H. Schord
Dmo
Army
General Motors
Ichord
George S. McGovern
D-S.c
Senate
Maremont Co
Saco
Maine
Harrington & Richardson
Worcester
Mass
Hyrda-Matic Division
Ypsilanti, Mich
Le Voltigeur Club Set to Host Union Meeting in May
Le Voltigeur Club members held a meeting at Biddeford hall to announce an American Snowshoe Union gathering in Lewis ton on May 18 with officer elections. Four new members were voted in and events were read by Secretary Henry Roberge, who also presided as chaplain pro tem.
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Lewiston
le Voltigeur Club
South Street
Biddeford Hall
Adelbert Huot
Henry Roberge
le Voltigeur
Rochambeau Club
Rochambeau
Passe Temps Club
Armand Dutil
American Showshoe Union
Dutil
Rita Anderson
Armand Neault
Government, Vietnam battles and 1960s political shifts
A congress subcommittee probes the Mi6 rifle program amid a broader weapons procurement debate. Federal officials warn contracts may be canceled to curb job discrimination. A Supreme Court case looms over auto data sales to bidders. Johnson-backed tax surcharge and $6 billion in cuts face Senate House agreement. Vietnam sees heavy infantry fighting near Saigon as Paris talks loom. Nixon outlines crime stance amid GOP criticism. Humphrey and Rockefeller back write-in votes in Nebraska. Kennedy appears before UAW in Atlantic City. South Africans monitor two language policy tensions.
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House Armed Services
Supreme Court
New York State
Senate House
Johnson
Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Humphrey
Rockefeller
Nebraska
Robert F. Kennedy
United Auto Workers
Atlantic City
Feeding Method Found In Birds Raises Interest
The description notes a unique feeding process where young receive food from a parent’s crop lining rather than a typical directed feed. This unusual mechanism sets it apart from other avian feeding behaviors and prompts curiosity about its evolutionary or functional purpose.
Bill Dana on NBC special Discover America with Jose Jimenez
Bill Dana spent most of last summer traveling 15000 miles around the nation filming Discover America with Jose Jimenez, an NBC special airing Friday May 17. Most of the program was shot in interesting but off beat places. One day he ran into an ac.
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Bill Dana
Jose Jimenez
NBC
Fire damages Studio Gift Shop under investigation
In old orchard beach a fire of undetermined origin damaged the Ocean Park Association shop the Studio Gift Shop in a two story building. Fire officials say the blaze caused roof and wall damage and water damaged stock while investigators suspect arson. Fire crews also doused a 2 acre brush and woods fire near the sewage treatment plant Wednesday.
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Old Orchard Beach
Ocean Park Association
Lax
Demeriuare
Saco Assessors Set Tax Deadline
The Saco Tax Assessors announced that 10 day notices on unpaid taxes will be mailed May 23 to those who have not paid by that date. Liens on unpaid taxes will be filed June 3.
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Saco Tax Assessors’ Office
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