Deaths John M Wright of Saco at 87
John M Wright 87 of Portland Road Saco died in an East Lebanon nursing home after a life as owner of a Route 1 motel. Born Newcastle New Brunswick Jan 1 1885 he was predeceased by wife Helene Chase. Survived by two sons daughter sister and nieces and nephews. funeral Tuesday 2 pm Neal York Funeral Home Gorham with interment in Dow's Corner Cemetery Standish. calling hours Monday 7 9 pm.
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John M. Wright
Portland Road
Saco
East Lebanon
Newcastle
N.B
John
Cynthia
Curtis) Wright
Christian Church
Portland
Helene Chase
Route 1
Curtis
Standish
Sgt
Russell Wright
U.S. Air Force
Valdosta
Olga Taylor
Alfred
Glenn Cummings
Auburn
Marjorie Bromley
Jacksonville
Fla
Gladys Moore
Brewer
Grace Pitt
Hamilton
Bermuda
Neal-York
State St
Gorham
Dow’s Corner Cemetery
Neal- York Funeral Home
Biddeford Boy Scout Among Victims In Fatal Car Bike Crash
Alain C Dumont Jr 12 of 74 Graham St Biddeford died after a car motorbike collision at Prospect and Porter Sts Biddeford He was a St Joseph Grammar School student Scout Troop 305 communicant at St Joseph Church Survived by mother Theresa and three sisters funeral held from St Joseph Church with burial at St Joseph Cemetery Friends may visit Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home tonight and tomorrow.
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Alain C. Dumont Jr
Graham St
Biddeford
Prospect
Porter Streets
Theresa (Drapeau) Dumont
Alain Dumont
St. Joseph Grammar School
St. Joseph Church
Germaine Dumont
S.C.I.M
Order of Immaculate Heart of Mary
Methuen
Mass
Roger (Marie) Beaulieu
Machias
Monique Dumont
Aurele Dumont
Riviere de Loupe
St. Joseph Cemetery
Sansoucy-Blais
Stone St
Portland Weekend Weather Outlook Sunny with Warm Temperatures
The southern sections will see sun today and Sunday. Highs near 70 today and in the 70s on Sunday. Light winds become onshore today. The probability of precipitation remains near zero through tonight.
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Portland
No Town Manager Appointed In OLD ORCHARD BEACH
The town council failed to appoint a new town manager at a special meeting. Action on the post was tabled to further investigate candidates Louis Sarelas, former Pinecap Inc. executive director, and Ernest Brousseau, ex-councilman now employed by the post office. Sarelas nominated by Leslie Wyman. Brousseau proposed by Norman Lessard.
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Old Orchard Beach
Louis Sarelas
Pinecap Inc
Ernest Brousseau
Post Office
Sarelas
Leslie Wyman
Norman Lessard
Brousseau
Wells Resident Killed in Evening Motorcycle Crash
Michael Boston, 24, of Wells, died after a motorcycle and car collision on Lower Bragdon Road around 6:30. The other driver was H Roger Bucklin, 45, of Wells. Boston was taken to Webber Hospital in Biddeford where he was pronounced dead. Funeral arrangements are handled by Angell Funeral Home in Kennebunk.
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Wells
Michael Boston
Bragdon Road
H. Roger Bucklin
Boston
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St. Kennebunk
Funeral services for James Rowland III
Funeral services for James Rowland III son of Mr and Mrs James Rowland Jr of 23 Lincoln St Saco will be conducted Tuesday at 9 am from Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco Interment will be in Flanders Cemetery Buxton Shumway Gross Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco open tomorrow and Monday 2 to 4 and
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James Rowland III
James Rowland Jr
Lincoln St
Saco
Most Holy Trinity Church
Flanders Cemetery
Buxton
Shumway-Gross
Spring St
Jamison Services Funeral Arrangements Announced
Friends may call tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the L. P. Brown Funeral Home in Livermore Falls. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Livermore Falls.
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Jamison Services
L. P. Brown
Livermore Falls
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Emond's Funeral Home Contacts and Services
Frank X. Emond and J. P. Conroy operate funeral services with address listings at 35 Spring St Saco and phone numbers 284 5511 and 284 561.
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Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Weather timetable fragment with high and low times
A fragmented weather timetable lists multiple high and low times across morning and afternoon periods. The OCR shows entries like high A.M. 27 10 44 and low A.M. P.M. 4 32 with several precise minute Times, but surrounding context and dates are missing.
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High A.M
LOW A. M. P
Multiple area church youth groups schedule meetings
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of Saco United Methodist Church meets tomorrow at 5 30 p m. The Goodwins Mills United Methodist Church youth meet at 6 p m. Bible Baptist Church Senior Youth and 5 45 Bible Club meet tomorrow at 5 45 p m. Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle hosts a young people service at 6 15 p m followed by an evangelistic service at 7 30 p m. Advent Christian Church Youth Fellowship meets Sunday at 6 15 p m. Senior Youth of South Congregational Church meets Monday at 6 15 p m. Junior Choir Ly man Baptist Church rehearses Sunday at 6 p m. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes for Grades 1–8 at St Mary’s Wells Beach after 9 a m mass on Sunday. Advent Christian Church Kennebunk hosts youth meeting at 7 p m. Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union meets Sunday at 6 p m. West Kennebunk Methodist Church youth meet Sunday at 3 p m. Ogunquit Baptist Church Youth Fellowship meets Sunday at 6 p m.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship of
The
Saco United Methodist Church
Goodwins Mills
Bible Club
the Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Christ’s Ambassadors
Youth Fellowship of the
Advent Christian Church
Route 35
Kennebunk
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Mary’s Church
Wells Beach
Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the
West Kennebunk Methodist Church
Disabled American Veterans Install Officers Tonight
The Biddeford Saco Chapter will install its officers this evening at 7 at the DAV Hall on Bradbury Street in Biddeford followed by a buffet. The event is hosted by the local Disabled American Veterans chapter.
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Biddeford-Saco
Disabled American Veterans
DAV Hall
Bradbury Street
Biddeford
Mrs Annie Petit Listed As Medical Patient
Mrs Annie Petit of 36 Washington Ave Old Orchard Beach is a medical patient at Webber Hospital.
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Annie Petit
Washington Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Webber Hospital
Retired Officers To Conduct Service At Laurel Hill Cemetery
The New England Retired Officers Association of the Salvation Army holds its annual memorial service at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco. Col. John W. Baggs will be guest speaker with music by the Old Orchard Beach Corps Band directed by Arthur Anderson. Public invited.
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Old Orchard Beach
New England
Kennebunkport Police To Hold Drug Information Program
Kennebunkport Police will present a drug abuse information program for all residents at Consolidated School Tuesday at 7 30 p m and for grades six to eight at 9 00 p m. Police Chief Bonney said only adults may attend the evening session with Maine Attorney General staff detailing state drug laws. A film titled Distant Drummer, distributed by the GSA, will be shown, with segments featuring interviews with speed freaks and narcotics agents.
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Kennebunkport
Kennebunks
Sherman C. Bonney
Maine
Attorney General's Office
General Services Administration
Turkey
Bonney
One Dead and Nine Injured in Belfast and Londonderry
In Belfast a man in his 30s was found dead after a suspected gun attack in a Catholic area, the 338th political violence death in Ulster over three years. An explosion hit Old Park Road, wounding an army medic and two civilians, as gunfire erupted from both sides amid a Protestant Catholic no man's land. In Londonderry a sniping incident, a soldier shot a sniper dragged into Free Derry, and another man was shot from a passing car.
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Belfast
Bel- Pre
Londonderry
Ulster
Old Park Road
No Man’s Land
Army
New Lodge
Irish Republican Army
Wallace Sits In Chair For Short Time
SILVER SPRING Md AP doctors say Alabama Governor George C Wallace is gaining strength but surgery to assess paralysis will take time. Friday bulletin notes Wallace briefly sat in a straight-back chair, first since being shot May 15 while campaigning at a Laurel shopping center.
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Silver Spring
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Laurel
Coming Events Local clubs list Monday rehearsals and meetings
Kennebunk chapter SPEBSQSA rehearsal at 7 30 p m at Kennebunkport Community house Temple Street visitors welcome TOPS Kennebunk meets at Kennebunk Baptist Church weigh in 6 30 meeting 7 p m Athletic Boosters meet at Lower Village Civic Center 7 30 p m
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Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Temple Street
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Lower Village
Civic Center
No forced entry found in home burglary probe
Police report no signs of forced entry at the residence but note theft of meat food and liquor. Investigators continue to look into the case.
Boat Season Is Here Buy Or Sell With Want Ad Section 53
Local newspaper highlights the start of boat season and invites readers to use Want Ad Section 53 to buy or sell boats and related gear. Emphasizes easy listings and community marketplace access.
Tribute to Hiram V Parish Lauded at Old Orchard Beach Dinner
A tribute honoring Hiram V Parish executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce will be paid at the annual C of C dinner at Joseph's By The Sea. The town will rename Depot Square the Hiram V Parish Plaza and dedicate the chamber building to him. Parish, who arrived at age five, led the chamber for 15 years and spearheaded the new building project and News Media Weekend. He founded the Quebec Caravan and has donated his salary in recent years. Town leaders praise Parish with a unanimous council vote for the plaza designation.
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Old Orchard Beach
Hiram V. Parish
Chamber of Commerce
C. of C
Joseph’s By the Sea
Depot Square
Chamber of Committee
First Street
Parish
Chamber
Quebec
Joseph Mokarzel
Hiram V. Parish Plaza
Plump Soviet Wives Hostess Pat Nixon In Moscow
In Moscow during the summit talks the wives of Soviet leaders appeared publicly for the first time to greet Pat Nixon. Viktoria Brezhnev and Lidiya Gromyko joined Mrs Nixon at the House of Fashion and other venues as Western reporters photographed the event. Brezhnev noted Leonid’s busy mood and joked about Nixon.
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Moscow
Pat Nixon
Bolshoi Ballet School
Central House of Fashion
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Andrei Gromyko
Viktoria Petrovna Brezhnev
House of Fashion
Leonid
Nixon
America
White House
Lidiya Gromyko
Memorial Day Parades and Closures Across Coastal Maine
Memorial Day events proceed in Kennebunk, Wells, and Kennebunkport with parades and services from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Rain or shine. Offices and many businesses close. post offices operate on limited hours. Some stores stay open, beer sales allowed after noon. bicyclists urged to avoid parade routes.
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Wells
Town Hall
Cape Porpoise
Memorial Square
Kennebunkport
Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Devon’s
Bowdoin’s
Kennebunk
Robert Foran
Riding Shank's Mare Meaning
The phrase means walking on foot as the shank is the lower leg segment below the knee. It explains a historic idiom from transportation to personal travel.
Governor Forms Panels On Land Use And Housing
Governor Kenneth M. Curtis establishes two committees to craft a Maine land use policy and to address housing and community development. Phillip M. Savage will chair the land-use panel and Robert C. Shepherd will lead the housing group. The land panel aims to resolve economic environmental conflicts and develop criteria and procedures, while the housing panel follows a seven point program to meet housing needs.
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Augusta
Kenneth M. Curtis
Curtis
Phillip M. Savage
Robert C. Shepherd
Savage
Maine
Local Firemen Fight Four Fires in Biddeford
Early morning blaze on Frank Staples Granite Point property triggered by no burn permit. A Rathier Street woods fire on Central Maine Power Co land was checked with 600 feet booster hose. An oil burner overflow in Carl W Richards apartment required CO2. A Debbie Avenue woods fire started by children with matches used 300 feet booster line to quell trees and brush.
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Frank Staples
Granite Point
Biddeford
Rathier Street
Central Maine Power .Co
Carl W. Richards
Granite St
Debbie Avenue
Gus Laverriere
Pearl Harbor Casualties and Damages Reported in 1941
The attack on Pearl Harbor left Japan with under 100 dead, 29 planes, and five midget submarines. The United States suffered 2,718 Navy casualties, including 200 killed, over 600 Army losses with more than 200 killed, three battleships destroyed and a fourth capsized, two light cruisers heavily damaged, three destroyers out of action, a minelayer sunk, and many grounded planes damaged.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Card of Thanks to St Joseph’s Parish and Friends
We thank the priests of St Joseph’s Parish relatives friends and neighbors for their aid and sympathy during our loss. Grateful for the floral tributes and mass cards. Mr and Mrs Paul Taylor and Daughter Linda.
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St. Joseph’s Parish
Paul Taylor
Linda
Armadillo Litter Typically Comprises Four Same-Sex Young
A typical armadillo litter consists of four offspring all of the same sex and arising from a single fertilized egg. This unusual reproductive pattern results in uniform sex among the siblings and a single genetic origin for the litter.
Nixon Wraps Up Nomination In Advance
President Nixon has secured at least 686 convention delegates three months before the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. He needs 674 for a second term, with McCloskey and Ashbrook as distant challengers. Delegates continue to select through July 15 with 1,347 total at stake. The article notes a compass plant with leaves pointing to cardinal directions.
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Washington
Nixon
Miami Beach
Associated Press
White House
New Hampshire
Paul N. McCloskey
McCloskey
John Ashbrook
California
New Mexico
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Rowland Services
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Tel
Humway and Gross
Joseph Ouellette
South Congregational Church
Kennepamert
Lyman Baptist Church
Advent Christian Chains Mills
Boas
Baptist Youth Fellowship of the
Ogunquit
William King
K’port Police
Now
Ireland
Edith Gallant
Park Commission
VFW
Mousam River Bridge
High Street
York Street
Memorial Monument
Washington Park
Masonic Hall
Kennebunk River Bridge
Thomas Smith
Insurance Company
Blow Brothers
Smithwheel Road
Thomas P. Sullivan
Sullivan
Neil’s Motors
Alfred Rd
Oeaos
Tha Corpac
Wed
Saco Cinema
Mutual
Donald Gutherland
Ponavson
Technicolac
Warnet Eros O Kinney 'Ensere
Neveryone
Cliffs
Laco-Biddeford
Cliff Plourd
Milage
Woody Allen
Walt Disney
Disney
iSea
Tonite & Sun West Screen
Valley OF the
John Wayne
Samuel Tarnopf
James Nicholsom
Ray Milland
Wong van Ark Roarke
Ee Et
Vincent Price
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