Dennis Murphy 76 of Newfield dies after long illness
Dennis Patrick Murphy 76, of Newfield New Hampshire, formerly of Homestead Long Island, died yesterday morning in Exeter Hospital after a long illness. He was born February 7, 1892 in Biddeford Maine, WWI veteran, ex employee of Portsmouth Navy Yard, and a Sacred Heart Church communicant. Survived by widow Helena Schwarz Murphy, two brothers John M. Murphy and Jeremiah Murphy, two sisters Ellen McLaughlin and Julia Walsh, seven nieces and six nephews. Requiem high mass at Sacred Heart Church Wednesday at 9 a.m. Interment in St. Mary’s Cemetery Biddeford. Friends may call Brisson and Kent Funeral Home today 2–4 and 7–9 p.m.
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Newfield
N.H
Dennis Patrick Murphy
Exeter
Biddeford
Maine
Jeremih
Ellen (O'Brien) Murphy
Homstead
Long Island
N. Y
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Sacred Heart Church
Helena
Schwarz) Murphy
John M. Murphy
Jeremiah Murphy
Wollaston
Mass
Emmit
Ellen) McLaughlin
Braintree
Patrick
Julia) Walsh
Rockville Centre
N.Y
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Brisson and Kent Funeral Home
New Market
Death of Arthur A. Cote 73 in Jackson Michigan
Arthur A. Cote 73 of Jackson Michigan died April 30. He was born in Biddeford Maine and lived there before moving to Jackson in the 1920s where the Cote Brothers baseball team played. Survived by brother Bennie and sister Mrs Rose Cote. Funeral services were held May 3 in Jackson with interment in St John’s Cemetery.
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Arthur A. Cote
Jackson
Mich
Cote
Biddeford
Maine
Cote Brothers
Motor Shaft
Muskegon Motor Specialties
Bennie
Rose Cote
St. John’s Cemetery
Obituary Mrs Jeannette Olmstead of Old Orchard Beach
Mrs Jeannette Elizabeth Olmstead 67 of 616th St Old Orchard Beach died yesterday in Biddeford hospital after a long illness She was born Feb 23 1901 in Schuylerville N Y and trained in Salvation Army service in New York Ohio New Jersey She leaves widower John Olmstead mother a son Fred A White sisters brothers two grandsons and three nieces Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 PM at the Salvation Army Civic Center Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco Friends may call today at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco Ten lions were shipped from the Atlanta Zoo to Los Angeles to join 30 others for a trip to Australia to support African lion breeding near Sydney John Roth director said the lions will be placed in a new breeding ground to preserve African lions
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Old Orchard Beach
Jeannette Elizabeth Olmstead
Biddeford
Schuylerville
N.Y
Joseph and
Elizabeth
Bryant) Yattan
Mechanicville
Salvation Army Officer's School
New York City
Salvation Army
New York
Ohio
New Jersey
John Olmstead
Fred A. White
Orange
Calif
George Miller
Howard Yattaw
Utica
Albert Yattaw
Harrington
Tex
Salvation Army Civic Center
Church Street
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Saco
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta Zoo
Los Angeles
Australia
John Roth
Zoo
Sydney
Shumway Funeral Service Advertises in Saco
Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco Maine phone 284 5611 and Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine phone 282 0562 directed by Philip H Gross Sr. These listings offer contact details for local funeral services.
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Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Dial
Howard O Simmons Sr 55 Kennebunkport resident dies
Howard O Simmons Sr 55 of Goose Rocks Beach died in a Biddeford hospital after a short illness. Born December 2 1922 in Kennebunk he worked as an outside marine machinist at the Navy Yard Kittery and later with Kennebunkport communication. He is survived by his widow Aurore Boutin Simmons a son Howard O Simmons Jr and three daughters. Funeral services are set for Friday at St Marys Church Biddeford with calling hours at Bolduc Funeral Home Biddeford tomorrow and Thursday.
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Kennebunkport
Howard O. Simmons Sr
Goose Rocks Beach
Biddeford
Kennebunk
Algie
Josephine Towne Simmons
Navy Yard
Kittery
Kennebunkport Communication
Aurore Boutin Simmons
Howard O. Simmons Jr
San Diego
Calif
Joseph Cyr
Hartford, Conn
Edward LaMothe
Thompsonville
Jefferson Merrill
St. Mary’s Church
Bolduc Funeral Home
Alfred St
Ferry Road Construction Begins in Saco
A new 1200 foot section of Ferry Road in Saco starts under the citys permanent road program with state and city funds about 20000 dollars. Catch basins and new water mains are installed under an agreement with Biddeford Saco Water Co to lay lines ahead of road work and reduce future dig ups. Road work should start next week and finish in about three weeks.
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Saco
Biddeford Saco Water Co
Timothy J. Crowley III
Evening high school graduates reflect on triumphs and plans
Jean Hudson discusses juggling family life and studies while her husband John supports her. Stephen Hudson, Biddeford student and musician, shares pride in his mother’s A grades and his own busy roster including All-State Orchestra, Painchand's Band, and Junior ROTC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen
Northern Conservatory of Music
Bangor
Biddeford
Painchand
Joyce Elaine Perkins
Susan Gayle MacLeod
Kenneth F. Pendleton
Nancy Love Hill
Richard Paul Belisle
Nuclear submarine Scorpion missing with 99 aboard
Cmdr Francis A Slattery, son of a Maine couple from West Paris, commands the Scorpion missing in the Atlantic with 99 sailors aboard. Navy reports the sub overdue and pursuing a massive search near its expected Norfolk arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Paris
Atlantic
Maine
Francis A. Slattery
Virginia Beach
William Slattery
Navy
Norfolk
Local Biddeford Residents in Hospitals and Naval Moves
Arthur Cantara and Herbert Buzzell are medical patients at Webber Hospital. Constance Fleurent is a surgical patient at Notre Dame Hospital. Margaret Lockhart is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Judith Coburn has been transferred to Maine Medical Center from Eastern Maine General Hospital. Navyman J R Deschambault serves aboard USS Fort Mandan at Little Creek Virginia. Fireman Joseph Edwin and Richard Sayer return to Newport aboard USS Grand Canyon after five months in the Mediterranean.
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Arthur Cantara
Foss St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Herbert Buzzell
Clarendon St
Biddferod
Constance Fleurent
Granite St
Notre Dame Hospital
Margaret Lockhart
South St
Judith Coburn
Alton Coburn
Carll Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Eastern Maine General Hospital
Bangor
Navyman
J. R. Deschambault
Jerome Deschambault
Emery’s Court
Fort Mandan
Little Creek
Joseph N. Edwin
USNR
Wilfred L. Edwin
Wednesday church services and rehearsals listed in Biddeford area
A calendar of midweek religious activities across Biddeford and nearby towns includes choir rehearsals at United Church of Christ and Goodwins Mills Methodist Church, prayer meetings at Advent Christian and Village Baptist churches, Bible study sessions at Ogunquit Baptist and Village Baptist Kennebunkport, and worship services at Christ Church Dane Street Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church
Lyman
Christ Church
Danetreet
Kennebunk
Advent Christian Church
Kennebunk Lower Village
Ogunquit Baptist Church
Shore Road
Village Baptist Church
Kennebunkport
Vilage Baptist Church
Portland Weather Evening Update
Increasing cloudiness and not so cold tonight with lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. Wednesday will be mainly cloudy and somewhat cooler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
State Trooper Named In Civil Suit Over Fatal Shooting
The administrator of David L. Hilton's estate filed a $100000 civil suit in Superior Court against Trooper William J. Manduca alleging unnecessary killing during a Wells arrest attempt on April 19 1967. A grand jury returned a no bill on criminal action. Hilton allegedly fled after a nighttime breaking and entering arrest attempt.
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Alfred
David L. Hilton
Hilton
William J. Manduca
Biddeford
Wells
Manduca
Maine Employment Office Claims Rise and Fall Year Over Year
The Biddeford office of the Maine Employment Security Commission logged 212 claims last week, down from 398 in the same period a year earlier. The prior week showed 266 claims versus 412 the year before, according to Manager Francis Coughlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Employment Security Commission
Biddeford
Francis Coughlin
Saco Police Seek 16YearOld Girl Missing
Saco police are seeking 16 year old Carol Blais missing from her home on Sunday. She is described as five feet eight inches tall, 135 pounds, auburn hair and brown eyes. No clothing description is available from the last sighting.
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Saco
Carol Blais
Romeo J. Blais
High St
Two Accidents Reported In Saco
Two accidents occurred in Saco on Monday. Perley W. Berry, 54, of Buxton Road, was rear ended at Scammon and North streets by Kenneth Norton, 39, of 35 Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Beach. Norton could not stop in time. A second collision involved Michael D. Roberge, 22, of Stone Street, Saco, and Angelo J. Musarello, 41, of
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Saco
Perley W. Berry
Buxton Road
Scammon Street
North Street
Kenneth Norton
Saco Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Norton
Michael D. Roberge
Stone Street
Angelo J. Musarello
E R Warren Lions Babe Ruth Team Practice Tonight
Kennebunk notes show the E R Warren Lions Babe Ruth squad arranging a 6 PM practice at Park Street Playground diamond. Also listed are local residents under care or visiting Webber Hospital and Rutgers student summer plans with Congdon’s Restaurant employment.
Collision on Route 1 involves Musarello auto
Police said the Musarello vehicle collided with another car as it attempted a right turn into a driveway on Route 1 in Kittery.
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Kittery
Route 1
Musarello Auto
Saco Girl Weds Oregon Man In Trinity Church Ceremony
Miss Dianne Wormwood and Gerald P Williams were married May 19 at Trinity Episcopal Church Saco with Rev Gerald Burtt officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Wormwood of Saco, and the groom, son of Mrs Coletta Williams of Sheridan Oregon, planned a reception for 250 at Trudeau s Private Club Saco and will reside in Schenectady after June 3. Both work for General Electric in Schenectady.
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Gerald E. Burtt
Trinity Episcopal Church
Saco
Dianne Wormwood
Gerald P. Williams
Donald Wormwood
Bay Avenue Camp Ellis
Coletta Illiams
Sheridan
Ore
Wayne Whitney
Pamela Beal
Joan Larochelle
Linda Smith
Carol Slezak
Elaine Bozewski
Schenectady
N.Y
Dorothy Wormwood
Douglas Langenberg
Philadelphia
Trudeau
Main Street
Mary Pendleton
Williams
Thornton Academy
Mt. Pleasant
Bryant College
Providence
R.I the Groom
Port Oxford
University of Portland
Oregon
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
General Electric Co
Saco Girl Scouts Entertain Parents
Saco Troop 27 Girl Scouts entertained parents and friends at a chicken barbecue at 320 North St. in Saco. Scouts Nancy Booth Joyce Braley Nancy Duross Donna Edgerly Diana Grant Winifred Chisholm Nina Servas and Sheila Scott earned badges and membership stars. Nancy Duross and Diana Grant received the sign of the arrow and the sign of the star.
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Saco Girl Scouts
Troop 27
North St
Saco
Nancy Booth
Joyce Braley
Nancy Duross
Donna Edgerly
Diana Grant
Winifred Chisholm
Nina Servas
Sheila Scott
John Booth
Waste Schedule Revised for Memorial Day in Saco
Saco waste collection will shift due to the Memorial Day holiday. Street Commissioner Timothy J Crowley III says Tuesday pickups move to Friday and Friday pickups will occur Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Timothy J. Crowley III
Rotary Club Hearing Elm Disease Calm Talks in Kennebunk
The Kennebunk Rotary Club met at Glen-Mor Restaurant with Dr. E. E. MacPherres presiding. Entomologist John Chadwick urged sanitation and selective spraying to combat Dutch Elm disease, citing the Lafayette Elm as a costly misfocus and noting low public cooperation in Maine.
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Kennebunk
Rotary Club
Glen - Mor
E. E. MacPherres
Ken Burns
John Chadwick
Maine State Forestry Service
Chadwick
Maine Forestry Service
Storer Street
Lafayette
Maine
Forestry Service
Kennebunkport
Robert S. Russell
Worcester
Duplicate Bridge Play At Beach Hosts Close Session
Six and a half tables of duplicate bridge were in play last night at the Briggs home on Lawn Avenue. Winners were Mullen and Harris first, Flannery and Flannery second, Leonard and Hickey third, Bates and Fecteau fourth, and Brock and Paradis fifth. play resumes next Monday at 7 30 p.m.
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Old Orchard Beach
Donald Briggs
Lawn Avenue
Joan Mullen
Grace Etta Harris
Gwen Flannery
Wiliam Flannery
Gertrude Leonard
Angie Hickey
Edrice Bates
Alice Fecteau
Carleton Brock
Oscar Paradis
Esther Green
Vera Rudy
Charlotte Dubois
Estella Aranovitch
Herbert Bean
Jeanne Shaw
Wayne Howard
Michael Flannery
Ralph Paradis
Yela Painchaud
Anita Mokarzel
Patricia Adams
James Warren
Donald Brigg
Mullen
Harris
Flannery
W. Flannery
Leonard
Hickey
Flooded Oil Burner Fire at Cedar Avenue Residence
Firemen were called to the residence of Armand Dumont at 26 Cedar Ave Monday when a kitchen range oil burner flooded. The unit was shut down and allowed to burn out with no damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Armand Dumont
Cedar Ave
Dance Pupils Star in 21st Gladys H Ruben School Review
The 21st annual dance revue by Gladys H. Ruben School of the Dance at Linnell Gym Thornton Academy featured numerous classes and numbers led by head teacher Mrs Ruben with assistants. Senior pupil Gail Dansereau received a scholarship to the University of Maine and has served as school assistant after over a decade of study.
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Gladys H. Ruben
Main Street
Biddeford
Linnell Gymnasium
Thornton Academy
Carol Masson
Jocelyn Perreault
June Gilbert
Claudette Perreault
Janice Gilbert
Susan Gagnon
Marie Ann Hunia
Sandra Heffernan
Debra Gadbois
Rebecca Johnson
Carmen Roy
Linda Boissoneault
Kimberly Tierney
Elaine Chretien
Lisa Guay
Peggy Marcoux
Sharon Hayes
Lynn Lizotte
Jackie Millette
Jocelyn Mathieu
Frances Dentico
Karen Letellier
Lee Ann McGonacle
Mary Eon
Gail Rousseau
Stella Lemarre
Sandy Jones
Danny Paquet
Little Miss Tricks
Carol Labranche
Kathy King
Ann Marie Putney
Drue Scammon
Wendy Hallett
Dougas Whitmore
Sandy Tripp
Mark Whitmore
Sharon Gaminier
Maureen Miller
Carol Burnett
New York
Linda Zello
Mrs. Ruben
Mary Jo Zello
VFW Convention Plans Set For Biddeford June Event
The VFW Convention Committee met in V F W Hall Biddeford to map activities for the June 14 15 and 16 gathering. Attendees included Frances Pettengill Flora Poirier and Dorothy Lenkowski with organizers scheduling hospital visits, events at Hotel Thacher and St Andre's Hall and a June 6 planning meeting at Flora Poirier's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
V.F.W. Hall
Biddeford
District
Frances Pettengill
Old Orchard Beach
Edward St. Onge
Flora Poirier
Dorothy Lenkowski
Saco City Hall
Mrs Rhoda Rice Honored At Banquet In Kennebunkport
A combined banquet and party for Mrs. Rhoda Rice was held by Biddeford Saco Chapter Daughters of Penelope at the Shawmut Inn with 18 members present. A corsage and a Revere bowl were presented to the guest of honor. Plans were made to sponsor a delegate to the York Harbor district convention in June and for a joint dance with the Biddeford Saco Chapter of Ahepa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Rhoda Rice
Biddeford-Saco
Daughters of Penelope
Shawmut Inn
Order of Ahepa
York Harbor
Biddeford
Cardinal Tops Official State Bird List in Britannica
The cardinal is named the most popular official state bird of the United States according to Encyclopaedia Britannica. The article highlights its widespread adoption and enduring symbolic role across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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King) Roy
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