Deaths Alfred Lamirande 82 Biddeford
Alfred Lamirande 82 of 59 High St Biddeford died yesterday morning in a Biddeford hospital. Born July 2 1884 in Canada he worked for Pepperell Mfg Co retiring about 20 years ago. Survived by widow Alma Lavoie Lamirande funeral at St Andre's Church with solemn requiem high mass to be held later. Burial St Joseph's Cemetery. Bearers Oliver Sansoucy Robert Martel Rosalie Lambert and Rosario Pelletier. Arrangements Sansoucy Funeral Home Biddeford.
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Alfred Lamirande
High St
Biddeford
Canada
Henri and
Alden Lahaix Lamirande
Pepperell Mfg. Co
St. Andre's Church
Alma Lavoie Lamirande
Aime Giguere
Laura Proulx
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Bernand Nicknair
Oliver Sansoucy
Robert
Fatal 170 foot fall claims Portland area steeplejack
Robert T. Terrio 42 formerly of Westbrook and longtime Biddeford resident dies after plunging from a bucket hoisted to a chimney at the Central Maine Power Co steam plant near Portland Bridge. Police say witnesses saw him fall. he dies 40 minutes later at Maine Medical Center. He served in World War II and Korea, survived by his widow Grace McKenzie Terrio and three sisters. Funeral set for Westbrook.
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South Portland
Robert T. Terrio
Westbrook
Main St
Biddeford
Terrio
Central Maine Power Co
Portland Bridge
Maine Medical Center
G. Hermann Derry
Walter Sellnick
Selinick
Canton
Mass
Ludger
Mary Monahan Terrio
S. D. Warren Paper Co
U.S. Navy
At War Il
Stoughton
Grace McKenzie Terrie
Rita Lindelof
Marie Stillman
Ruth Lindelof
Hyannis
Woodlawn Cemetery
St Anne’s Sodality to Pray for Ovide Poitr at Saco
St Anne’s Sodality of Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco will meet at 8 tonight at Cote Funeral Home at Beach and James Streets to say prayers for Ovide Poitr, husband of a member.
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St. Anne's Sodality of
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Saco
Cote Funeral Home
Beach
James Streets
Ovide Poitr
Members of Mary Sodality to honor Margaret Lynch
The Children of Mary Sodality will pay respects to Miss Margaret Lynch at 7 30 tonight at Cosgrove Funeral Home 326 Elm St Biddeford.
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Children of Mary Sodality
Margaret Lynch
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
Biddeford
One Permit Denied And One Granted By Zoning Board
The Biddeford Board of Zoning Appeals denied Stanley B Hyde of Billerica Massachusetts to extend three feet toward the lot line at 7th Street Biddeford Pool in an R-1A zone citing expansion of a non conforming use. It granted Raymond LaFortune of 6 Harvard St Biddeford an appeal to build a garage three feet six inches to the lot line in the same zone.
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Biddeford
1934 Prairie Storm Blasted 300 Million Tons of Soil
A historic weather event in the United States toppled vast amounts of soil from overworked prairies during a severe 1934 storm. The erosion devastated farmland and accelerated the Dust Bowl era impacts across multiple states.
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United States
Funeral Home Listings and Contacts in Saco Maine
Directory style notice listing funeral homes and directors in Saco Maine. Includes Shumway Funeral Service and Emond's Funeral Home with local contact numbers and addresses. Names Philip H. Gross, Frank X. Emond, J. P. Conroy appear as directors or contacts.
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Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross $R
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
News Media Weekend Set At Old Orchard Beach
The Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce designates May 25 26 and 27 as News Media Weekend. Events include an old fashioned smorgasbord at Sherman's Restaurant Thursday night and a Maine lobster bake on the Brunswick Hotel beach Friday. The annual chamber dinner with news media guests follows Saturday at the Old Orchard House.
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Old Orchard Beach
Chamber of Commerce
Sherman's
Maine
Brunswick Hotel
News Media
Old Orchard House
Texas Southern Adopting Get Tough Policy
Texas Southern University officers adopted a get tough policy after a campus riot left policeman Lewis Kuba dead and four others wounded. About 488 students were arrested, five charged with rioting with $10,000 bonds. 16 students treated for minor injuries, and police recovered guns in dorms.
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Houston
Tex
Texas Southern University
Texas
Lewis R. Kuba
Kuba
Louie Welch
Marvin Griffin
Waco
James Jones
Robert G. Blaylock
Alan Dale Dugger
Morris English
David Her
Traffic Accident Reported in Saco
Saco police report a collision on North Street last night involving Carl H Carter of Hearn Road Saco and Charles R Morris 34 of 359 West Street Biddeford. Carter vehicle damage listed at 500 and Morris vehicle damage at 175.
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Carl H Carter
Hearn Road
Saco
Charles R. Morris
West St
Biddeford
North Street
Carter
Morris Auto
Maine Women’s Athletic Association honors three undergrads
The University of Maine awards the University Seal to Holly Dunn of Scarborough and Susan McCluskey of Rumford. Susan Greenleaf of Monson receives the Helen A Lengyel scholarship.
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Crono
Women’s Athletic Association
University of Maine
Holly Dunn
Scarborough
Susan McCluskey
Rumford
Monson
Susan Greenleaf
Helen A. Lengyel
Clerk's Office to Close for May 22 referendum
Town Clerk Barbara Lord announced the clerk's office will be closed all day Monday May 22 because of the referendum on forming a new school district. The closure affects public access to clerk services during the statewide vote period.
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Old Orchard Beach
Barbara’ F&. Lord
Mrs Morris Visits Johns ton Family on Mother's Day
Mrs John G Morris of New York City visited Mr and Mrs Roderick Johns ton at 11 Beach Street Saco for Mother's Day. Mrs Morris has completed a book titled Peace Or War to be published by Harper Rowe Publishing Co New York.
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Roderick Johnston
Beach St
Saco
John G. Morris
New York City
Club gatherings in Biddeford host talks and films
A joint meeting of the Fre mont Club and its Auxiliary will be held tonight at 8 in the club hall Alfred Street Biddeford. Films of past club activities will be shown. No Mo Bulges TOPS meets at 7 30 in the vestry Christ Church Crescent Street Biddeford with Dr Robert LaFond of Saco as guest speaker. The Christopher Fraternal Association meets at 8 in the Knights of Columbus Hall Washington Street Biddeford with officer elections planned.
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Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Christ Church
Crescent Street
Robert LaFond
Saco
The
Christopher Fraternal Association
Knights of Columbus
Washington Street
Church Notes for Biddeford and Surrounding Towns
The Full Gospel Assembly holds evangelistic service Friday at 7 30 p m in the American Legion Hall Biddeford 508 Elm St The Pioneer Girls meet Friday at 6 30 p m in the Ly man Baptist Church Goodwins Mills A Ladies Prayer meeting is Friday at 10 a m in the parsonage of Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes at St Monica s Kennebunk Grades 1 5 Saturday 9 30 a m Grades 6 8 Friday after school The United Church of Christ Men s Club Biddeford hosts annual Ladies Night Monday 7 p m at Glen Mor Restaurant Kennebunk Reservations with Paul Croxford North Street Saco
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Full Gospel Assembly
American Legion Hall
Elm St
Biddeford
Pioneer Girls
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Monica's Church
Kennepunk
the United Church of Christ (Congregational
Glen-Mor
Kennebunk
Paul Croxford
North Street
Saco
Search for missing boys ends in Hannibal after long hunt
In Hannibal Missouri the search for Billy Hoag 11 Joey Hoag 13 and Craig Dowell 14 ends as leads dry up A final digging on U S 79 failed to locate them and Mayor Harry Musgrove says all leads are exhausted Rescue teams from across the nation had combed Murphy s Cave and Lover s Leap areas since May 10 with no success as the operation winds down and only a token crew remains.
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Hannibal
Billy Hoag
Joey Hoag
Craig Dowell
U.S. 79
Harry Musgrove
Midwest
Murphy's Cave
Lover's Leap
Portland Weather Tonight and Friday Outlook
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions tonight with a chance of brief showers late at night and temperatures near 40. Variable winds 5 to 10 mph. Friday will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the 60s and southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
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Portland
Ex-Serviceman Found Dead In North Yarmouth
Bruce Staples Smith, 20, a recent military discharge, was found dead at his mother’s North Yarmouth home. An autopsy at Maine Medical Center confirmed the death after police found a .25 caliber pistol nearby. Investigating agencies include the state police, attorney general’s office, Cumberland County attorney’s office, and sheriff’s department.
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Portland
Bruce Staples Smith
North Yarmouth
Lilla McLeod
Attorney General's Office
Cumberland County Attorney's Office
Sheriff's Department
Smith
Marine says lieutenant ordered killing during Vietnam court-martial
U S Marine sergeant Charles D Wilkerson was sentenced to life imprisonment for premeditated murder after testifying the platoon lieutenant 2nd Lt David C Yorek ordered him to kill a bound Viet Cong suspect in a free fire zone Wilkerson said he obeyed a direct order and fired his shotgun He was also given a dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay The case will be reviewed by Maj Gen Bruno A Hechmuth commander of the 3rd Marine Division
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Phu Bai
Vietnam
U.S
Charles D. Wilkerson
Houston
Tex
Wilkerson
David C. Yorek
Yorck
Bruno A. Hechmuth
3Rd Marine Division
Maine Senate backs eased bar exam rule for disabled
The Maine Senate voted 18 to 15 to amend a bill allowing certain physically disabled persons to take the bar exam. The House had approved the amendment earlier, and a lone applicant, R. Dean Seguin, would have qualified under the original plan. Senators Mills and Stern urged the exception, noting that some top lawyers lacked college degrees.
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Augusta
Senate
House
Maine
Peter Mills
R-Fairmington
Edward Stern
D-Bangor
R. Dean Seguin
South Paris
LaSalle University
Philadelphia
Elden H. Shute Jr
Maine Medicaid Rules Listed
Augusta AP. Applicants for Maine Medicaid must spend at least three days in a hospital and be admitted to an extended care facility within 14 days of hospitalization. Dr Dean Fisher says the restrictions meet higher medical care needs and comply with federal Medicare Act rules. Medicaid is an adjunct of Medicare for welfare recipients under 65.
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Augusta
Maine
Dean Fisher
Maine Health and Welfare
Curtis to co-host SBA conference and meet Maine manufacturers
The governor will co host a Small Business Administration conference in Concord New Hampshire on Friday The trip includes a stop in Lynnfield Massachusetts for a Maine Department of Economic Development meeting aimed at linking Maine manufacturers with prime contractors Sub contracting opportunities are the focus of the event with government officials and industry representatives present
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Augusta
Governor's Office
Curtis
Small Business Administration
Concord
N.H
Lynnfield
Mass
Maine Department of Economic Development
Maine
Seguin’s Struggle to Overcome Polio Marks Career Path
Shute described Seguin’s long struggle with paralysis from polio and his eventual success in qualifying in law, and his prior achievements in radio technology and business administration.
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R Farmington
Seguin
Shute
Two Sanford Men Sentenced To Reformatory
Two Sanford youths, David W. Searles 20 and Ernest B. Poole Jr. 18, were sentenced to the Men's Reformatory at South Windham by Justice Charles A. Pomeroy after pleading guilty to breaking and entering at the Elks Home in Sanford. Motions to dismiss related charges were granted.
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Alfred — David W. Searles
Ernest B. Poole Jr
Sanford
South Windham
Charles A. Pomeroy
York County Grand Jury
Elks Home
Justice Pomeroy
Ronald E. Avette
Fern
Cote
Searles
Pomeroy
Napoleon Begin
Lewiston
Twin City Advertising Co
Main
Saco
Peter F. O'Sullivan
York
Ronald L. Picard
Old Orchard Beach
Eugene H. Schoppee
Old Orchards Beach
Dennis G. Brown
Rochester
N.H
Ronald F. Bernard
Fof
North Berwick
Guillty
Joseph Welch
Kezar Falls
Raymond C. Sanborn
Parsonsfield
Michael F. Lorenzeni
Kittery
Public Hearing on New Middle School District
Ja meson School hosts a public hearing tomorrow night on forming a new school district to finance a 32 400 square foot two story middle school linked to Old Orchard Beach High School. The plan aims for flexible use and timely contractor bids before May 24.
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Old Orchard Beach
Jameson
Achool
Maine ROA opposes Army Reserve National Guard merger
The Maine Department of the Reserve Officers Association opposes a Defense Department plan to merge the Army Reserve and National Guard. Maine ROA president Maj Linwood W Oberg of South Portland urged 285 association members to write to their congressmen in opposition.
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South Portland
Maine
Department of the Reserve Officers Association
Defense Department
Army Reserve
National Guard
Linwood W. Oberg
ROA
Association
Your Journal Classified Ad Reaches 30000 Readers Daily
Classified notice reports the journal’s classified section reaches over 30,000 readers per day. It highlights wide circulation and strong reader engagement across categories.
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Your Journal
Traffic Restored After Alfred Street Demolition Block
Building inspector Richard Sevigny says the Alfred Street obstruction near the Benoit Block has been rectified. Traffic will run on one side while crane work proceeds to remove the roof and trusses after Central Maine Power lines are moved. The Alfred Street property, purchased by Paul Sheltra, plans to demolish and rebuild into two business spaces.
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Biddeford
Richard R. Sevigny
Sevigny
Alfred Street
Benoit
Central Maine Power Co
Paul A. Sheltra
Broader Asian Participation In War Sought
Washington AP The Johnson administration has pressed senators to broaden Asian participation in the Vietnam war but private briefings show little success in convincing allied nations to provide more combat troops. Sen. Percy urges more Asian forces to deter North Vietnam and Viet Cong. Byrd notes most fighting is by Americans South Vietnamese and 47 000 Koreans. The White House reaction drew praise from Humphrey and Church, who stress continuing opposition to bets seen as inimical to national interests.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Sen
Charles H. Percy
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Dva
Senate
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Korea
Percy
U.S
Vietnam
George McGovern
D-S.d
Hanoi
New York
William C. Westmoreland
McGovern
Move On Leaflet Opposes Five Percent Sales Tax
A printed leaflet endorsed by a Biddeford Citizens Committee warns that a five percent sales tax will raise costs on basics like toilet paper and clothing, harming Maine’s economy. It argues the tax targets families and property owners while protecting special interest groups and urges support for Gov. Curtis to oppose the tax.
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Citizens Committee
Christo Anton
Biddeford
Curtis
Cigarette Blamed for Biddeford Porch Fire
Biddeford firemen blamed a carelessly thrown cigarette for a fire on Oak Street that started in cardboard under a porch at Wilfred Bouffard 50 Oak St. The flames burned the porch and a small part of the adjacent house. A witness said the porch was blazing when firefighters arrived. boosters were used to extinguish it. The morning also saw a truck dispatched to Pool Street for an overflowing oil burner in an apartment occupied by Renald Heault.
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Biddeford
Oak Street
Wilfred Bouffard
Oak St
Pool St
Ren‘ald Heault
Officers Chosen By Children's Home Division
One of three organizations within the Sweetser Children s Home on Moody Street Saco held an officers election during a meeting. Mrs. William P. Adams North Windham was elected president of the Children's Home of Portland. Other officers include First Vice President Mrs Lawrence Crane Cumberland Foreside Second Vice President Mrs Philip P Thompson JT South Portland Secretary Mrs Herbert Payson Jr Falmouth Assistant Secretary Mrs Kate Disston Falmouth Foreside Treasurer Charles C Pinco Jr Falmouth and Assist ant Treasurer Mrs George S Payson Falmouth. Voted general members include Mrs John W Jackson Shore Acres Cape Elizabeth Mrs Halsey Davis Falmouth Mrs William H Clifford III Cape Elizabeth and Mrs Charles C Pineo Jr Falmouth.
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Sweetser Childrens Home
Moody Street
Saco
William P. Adams
North Windham
Children’s Home of
Portland
Lawrence Crane
Cumberland Foreside
Philip P. Thompson
Charles C. Pinco Jr
Falmouth
George S. Payson
John W. Jackson
Shore Acres
Cape Elizabeth
H. Halsey Davis
William H. Clifford III
Charles C. Pineo Jr
State lawmakers weigh long term pollution controls and planning
Curtis warned against lengthy statutes that delay enforcement for a decade and urged tightening state policy on pollution. He urged creation of a central planning office to leverage federal programs and supported bills reshaping higher education and reorganizing the Department of Economic Development to focus on industrial development.
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Curtis
Department of Economic Development
Lost and Found Dog Near City Hall Biddeford
A 3 or 4 month old mixed German shepherd and collie dog with a collar was found near City Hall in Biddeford. Call 284-6835 after 5 PM.
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City Hall
Biddeford
Firemen Answer Three Alarms At Ocean Beach
Firefighters battled two blazes yesterday. A fire at the Joyce Apartments 81 East Grand Ave destroyed one unit and caused smoke damage throughout the building. A grass fire at the town dump spread beyond the dumping area. A brush fire near the Ocean Park sewage plant was extinguished with a booster line.
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Old Orchard Beach
Joyce
East Grand Ave
Louis R. Wharff
10Th Street
Ocean Park
Four Hub Caps Reported Stolen
Saco police report four hub caps stolen from a 1966 auto. The theft was reported this morning by Ed and Frank's Garage and occurred sometime last night.
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Saco
Frank
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