Death in Old Orchard Beach: Harry S. Marcotte 72
Harry S. Marcotte 72 of Old Orchard Beach died after a long illness in a local nursing home. Born in Dover New Hampshire November 12 1893 he was custodian at the Federal School for 41 years and retires last year. Survived by widow Angeline two daughters Irene Lee Rita MacDonald and son Raymond plus 16 grandchildren. Requiem at St Margaret's Church Saturday 9 am with burial in St Joseph's Cemetery Biddeford. Visitation tonight 7-10 and tomorrow 2-4 7-10 at Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home.
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Old Orchard Beach
Harry S. Marcotte
Dover
N.H
Thomas and
Mina (Larocque) Marcotte
Federal School
St. Margaret's Church
James J. Mullen
Knights of Columbus
St. Jean de Baptiste d’Amerique
St. Margaret's Parish
Angeline Marcotte
Raymond H. Marcotte
Irene A. Lee
Rita V MacDonald
Saco
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Biddeford
Portland Ave
Westbrook Obituary Alma Demers 65 of Biddeford origins
Alma Demers 65 formerly of Biddeford died yesterday at 11 Chestnut St Westbrook. Born July 29 1901 in St Bernard Quebec she was daughter of Francois and Mary Laverriere. Her husband Louis died in 1959. They ran a Biddeford grocery. She moved to Westbrook six years ago and belonged to St Hyacinth Church and Ste Anne Sodality. Survived by son Conrad Demers Cape Elizabeth three daughters Yolande Corbeil Paulette Beaudoin Jeannine Martel Westbrook two brothers Herve and Arthur Laverriere five sisters Amelia Brouard Mary Demers Bernadette Pelchat Jeanne Tourigny Adeline Brunelle seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from Blais Funeral Home Westbrook Saturday at 8 am then solemn Requiem Mass at St Hyacinth Church burial St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Visitation tonight 7-10 and Friday 2-4 and 7-10.
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Westbrook
Alma Demers
Biddeford
Chestnut St
St. Bernard
Que
Francois
Mary Laverriere
Louis Demers
St. Hyacinth Church
Church St
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Blais
Prayers Held For Knight Harry S. Marcotte in Old Orchard Beach
Members of the Rev. James J. Mutlen Council Knights of Columbus will meet Friday at 8 p m at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home 36 Portland Ave Old Orchard Beach to say prayers for Harry S. Marcotte a member.
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James J. Mutlen
Knights of Columbus of
Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard
Knights of Columbus to Honor Harry S. Marcotte
The Fourth Degree Assembly of the Rev. James J. Mullen Council will meet at Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home 36 Portland Ave Old Orchard Beach at 8 p.m. Friday to say prayers for member Harry S. Marcotte.
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James J. Mullen
Knights of Columbus
Old Orchard Beach
Portland Ave
Harry S. Marcotte
Prayers Offered for Harry S. Marcotte in Old Orchard Beach
The Auxiliary of the Rev Knights of Columbus will say prayers for Harry S. Marcotte husband of a member at 8 p.m. Friday at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home 36 Portland Ave Old Orchard Beach.
Memorial prayers for Harry S Marcotte at Old Orchard Beach
St Jean de Baptiste de Ame rique of St Margaret's Council to lead memorial prayers for Harry S Marcotte at Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home 36 Portland Ave Old Orchard Beach Friday night at 8 p m.
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St. Jean de Baptiste d'Amerique of
St. Margaret’s
Council
St. Margaret's Parish
Old Orchard Beach
Harry S. Marcotte
Portland Ave
Biddeford City Clerk Extends Weekend Voting Hours
The Biddeford City Clerk’s office will stay open Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. to allow absentee voting for the Tuesday election. Normal Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to noon. Voters may use absentee voting during the extended weekend hours. The report also notes a separate item about a Swiss water spray in winter.
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Biddeford
Norman O. Racine
Funeral Directors and Funeral Homes Listed
Emond s Funeral Home at 284 5511 lists Frank X Emond and J P Conroy. Shumway Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco 284 5611 with Philip H Gross Sr as Director.
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Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Spring St
Funeral rites for Gedeon Matte held at St Joseph Biddeford
Funeral services for Gedeon Matte of 144 Alfred Street Biddeford were held at 8 30 this morning at St Joseph Church Biddeford. Rev Valmont Gilbert officiated the requiem high mass with music by organist Mrs Diana Rousselle. Burial followed in St Joseph Cemetery with graveside prayers by Father Gilbert. Bearers were Andre Caouette Florian Turcotte Joseph Blais Donald Boisonneault Albert Carrier and Paul Millette.
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Gedeon Matte
Alfred St
Biddeford
St. Joseph's Church
Valmont Gilbert
Diana Rousselle
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Father Gilbert
Andre Caouette
Florian Turcotte
Joseph Blais
Donald Boissonneault
Albert Carrier
Paul Millette
Mrs Wallace Favored In Alabama Governor Race
In Alabama, Lurleen Wallace leads polls to win the gubernatorial contest on November 8, potentially paving Gov. George C. Wallace’s path to a 1968 presidential bid. Republican James D. Martin concedes a large lead but expects a shrinkage as an uncommitted bloc forms. An autogyro crash in Birmingham sidelines Dr. Carl Robinson. Polls show Wallace with a wide margin. if victorious she becomes the state’s first woman governor, one of only three in U.S. history.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Lurleen Wallace
James D. Martin
Wallace
Birmingham
Carl Robinson
Robinson
Martin
United States
Miriam
Ferguson
Texas
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
Wisconsin
Indiana
Maryland
Maine
California
Barry Goldwater
Senator Smith Denounces Potatoes Bargain Claim
Washington Senator Margaret Chase Smith rebuked Esther Peterson for calling potatoes an expensive commodity. In a telegram, Smith asserts potatoes are nutritious, necessary, and among the most inexpensive foods and a great bargain for housewives.
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Washington (Ap
Margaret Chase Smith
Rmaine
Esther Peterson
Peterson
Case Continued Without Plea In Mars Hill Break-In
PRESQUE ISLE AP The case against Portland brothers Wallace Bennett 18 John H Bennett 28 and Milford man David Cunningham 26 charged with breaking into Graves Red White Supermarket at Mars Hill has been continued without plea to Nov 10 They were arraigned in District Court Wednesday and held in $2500 each State police said $3000 was taken in the burglary.
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Presque Isle
Portland
Milford
Mars Hill
Wallace R. Bennett
John H
David B. Cunningham
Graves Red & White
First test flight for Manned Orbiting Laboratory heat shield
The flight marked the initial test of hardware intended for the Defense Department's MOL program. The main aim was to evaluate the heat shield with a crew access hatch cut in it for survivability during re-entry and its interaction with the re-entry environment.
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Defense Department
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Mrs. Farnsworth Receiving Medical Treatment
Mrs. Ethel Farnsworth of Third Street Biddeford Pool is listed as receiving medical treatment at Webber Hospital.
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Ethel Farnsworth
Third Street
Biddeford Pool
Biddeford
The
Webber Hospital
York County council and auxiliary meet with hosts
York County Council and American Legion and Auxiliary will meet tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Cousens School Lyman with Goodwin Labbe Taylor A L Post and Dayton Unit as hosts Chaplain's Night will be observed during an Ada h Chapter Order of the Eastern Star meeting at Odd Fellows Hall Alfred Street Biddeford Friday at 7 30 p.m Ruth Hutchins and her committee will run refreshments
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York County Council, American Legion and Auxiliary
Cousens School
Lyman
Goodwin-Labbe-Taylor A. L. Post
Unit
Dayton
Adah Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Odd Fellows Hall
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Friay
Ruth Hutchins
Church notes and services in Biddeford area
The Crusader Choir will rehearse tonight at 6 30 at Foss Street Church. Evangelistic service Friday at 730 p m at Full Gospel Assembly 59 Alfred St Biddeford. Senior Young People service Friday 730 p m at Faith Tabernacle Old Orchard Beach. CCD classes at St Monica Kennebunk Saturday 930 a m for grades 1 5. Prayer and Praise at Advent Christian Church Friday 730 p m Hill and Chapel Biddeford.
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Biddeford Foss Street
Full Gospel Assembly
Alfred St
Biddeford
Faith Tabernacle
Pentecostal Church
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Old Orchard Beach
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Monica’s Church
Kenne,bank
Advent Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Recall of Borden Dry Milk Tied to Salmonella Outbreak
Dry Milk Administration announced recall of all Borden Co. products from distributors and stores nationwide. FDA says consumers with Starlac may be advised to return it. Salmonella causes stomach pain diarrhea vomiting and fever. cases are usually mild but can be serious for vulnerable groups. No local illnesses reported. Dixon Illinois plant closed. company cites no fault in production methods.
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Borden Co
FDA
Dixon
Ill
Johnson Gets Warm Welcome in Virginia Airport Show
Johnson and Fulbright spoke briefly before boarding the helicopter as a large crowd gathered at the suburban Virginia airport despite rain. About 2,000 people attended with free bus rides and parking offered by federal agencies. Johnson stressed vitality and progress in Asia and noted U.S. resolve in Vietnam and Korea amid a deadly ambush.
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Santhoned
Johnson
Fulbright
White House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Virginia
Washington
Departments of Labor and Welfare
Asia
South Viet Nam
Korea
38Th Parallel
Gemini Transtage Engine Restart Aims for 184 Mile Orbit
After releasing the Gemini, the transtage pitched nose up and restarted its engine and drove a 38 foot canister toward an intended circular orbit 184 miles high.
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Peratures
Portland Weather Update With Showers Ending
Showers end this evening in Portland with a return to partly cloudy, cooler conditions. Tonight low temps in the mid to low 30s, winds southwest to west. Friday remains partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the 40s.
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Portland
Four Marines Die Fighting Fire At Camp Pendleton
A Marine unit on high ground near Piedra de Lumbre fought a 2100 acre blaze on Camp Pendleton when an unexpected wind gust trapped them. Four Marines were killed and 10 Forest Service crew members had died a day earlier in another major outburst of brush fires across Southern California.
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Los Angeles
California
Forest Service
Piedra de Lumbre
Camp Pendleton
Sylmar
Pacoima
Ventura County
Santa Susana Mountains
George King
Pacoima Reservoir
King
Friction Is Way Of Life In South Viet Nam
AP reports constant political friction in South Vietnam under Premier Nguyen Cao Ky and his junta. The regime's survival hinges on loyal generals Lt Gen Nguyen Huu Co and Lt Gen Dang Van Quang, with Co under scrutiny and Quang resisting large US troop increases in the Mekong delta where fighting is heaviest. US forces assume major combat burden, aiding stability while Viet Nam’s civil casualties rise in the delta.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ngo Dinh Diem
Junta
National
Nguyen Huu Co
Dang van Quang
Mekong
Quang
Orce
Delta
Republic of
True Ages of Trees and Planting Insights From a Plantsman
Sam Hemming reflects on how people misjudge tree ages, citing examples from oaks and willows, and notes that most trees live well within a human lifespan. He discusses growth stages, impatience of planters, climate effects, and a nursery started in 1930 with records of native and exotic species.
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New England
Canada
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Legion Units In York County Honor Officers
York County American Legion Auxiliary units honored officers at a meeting in Kennebunkport Memorial Unit. Recipients included Maine Auxiliary president Mrs. Margaret Jenney and First District vice president Mrs. Alberta Redmond, with guests from national and district offices. Gifts were given, travel trophy announced, reports heard, and a social hour followed with chrysanthemums and a poppy centerpiece cake.
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Cape Porpoise
American Legion
York County
Kennebunkport Memorial
Margaret Jenney
Belgrade
Department of Maine
Alberta Redmond
Isabelle Pinkham
Portland
Corinne Clark
South Portland
Martha Beaudoin
Old Orchard Beach
York County Council
Sylvia Dow
Catherine Ambrose
Kennebunk
Alice Coughlin
Virginia Ford
South Berwick
Bernadette Poire
Tighe- Beaudoin - Farley
Biddeford
Joan Libby
Webber-Lefebvre
Muriel Eaton
Wallingford - Harris
Kittery
Shirley Doe
C. Fayette Staples
Yvonne Gervais
Thomas W. Cole
Sanford
Alice Allen
Sullivan
Nowell
Bar Mills
Alfred
Kezar Falls
North Berwick
Limerick
Dayton
Wells
Washington, D.C
Florence Lewis
Saco
Eleanor Moulton
Ground Is Broken For Sylvania Plant In Bangor
AP reports ground was broken Wednesday for the Sylvania Electric Products Inc. plant beside Interstate 95 in Bangor. Richard M. Osgood, VP and GM of the semiconductor division, said the plant should be ready by April and start production in June with about 300 employees, expanding to 1300 as miniature integrated circuits are produced.
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Bangor
Sylvania Electric Products Inc
Richard M. Osgood
Papleacos Talks To Marement Foremen
A supper meeting of the New England Division Marement Corp Foremen's Social Club was held at St John's Hall Adams Street Biddeford with over 40 attendees. T N Papleacos assistant to the division president spoke on progress and officers reports were given. The next meeting is set for December 7 with David Spear president to speak.
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New England
Marement Corp. Foremen’s Social Club
1St. John’s Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
T.N. Papleacos
David Spear
Goff Named City Manager In Bangor
Orono Town Manager Merle F. Goff 41 is named Bangor new city manager. He is to start around Dec 1 succeeding Joseph R. Coupal Jr who leaves to head the Iowa State Highway Department.
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Bangor
Orono
Merle F. Goff
Goff
Joseph R. Coupal Jr
Coupal
Iowa State Highway Department
Nixon to Speak Before Waterville Rally in Maine
Former Vice President Richard Nixon will hold a news conference at 12 20 p m at the Fenway Maine Motel before addressing a Republican rally at the Waterville Armory at 1 p m on Friday.
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Nixon
Waterville
Richard Nixon
Fenway-Maine
Growth of Tree Varieties Reveals Long Term Size
The article notes that select varieties show ten year growth to a fairly sized tree and thirty year growth to about 30 feet tall with a three foot trunk diameter. It states actively growing trees may produce annual rings up to one inch wide and mentions Hemming's report conclusion to appear next week.
Wintry Weather Arrives Early In Several Areas
A large storm centered over Lake Erie brought heavy snow and freezing temperatures to the eastern half of the United States. 3 to 6 inches fell across the lower Great Lakes with higher totals in Kentucky and Tennessee, while the Deep South faced early snow and sleet. Dozens of deaths were linked to accidents on slick roads as temperatures plunged from Minnesota to Florida, with many schools closed and travel disrupted across multiple states.
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Lake Erie
Tennessee
Michigan
Great Lakes
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Upper Peninsula
Midwest
Deep South
Huntsville
Ala
Birmingham
Minnesota
Southland
Florida
Jackson
Miss
Fort Walton Beach
North Atlantic
Middle Tennessee
Louisville
Monteagle Mountain
Detroit
Hibbing
Minn
Watertown
N.Y
Key West
Fla
Church Society Votes Donations at Saco Church Meeting
Members of the Women’s Society of Christian Service at Saco School Street Methodist Church met with 13 members and one guest. Officers reported on October. donations were approved for Deaconess Hospital Boston Pineland Hospital Pownal and White Gift. A clothing drive and hospital cardings were planned. Sunshine chair Mary Fairfield noted 34 calls in October.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
Saco School Street Methodist
Wilma Griffith
Stephanie Butler
LaDora Gannon
Marjorie Fogg
Missionary Education
Annie Cranshaw
Eulah Bell
Bessie Dawley
Deaconess Hospital
Boston
Pineland Hospital
Pownal
Supr
Meribah Lane
Avis Parslow
Sunshine
Mary Fairfield
Ila Ballard
Osteopathic Hospital
Portland
Jean Rennie
Woman Killed in Road Mishap at Foster's Corners
WINDHAM AP Mrs Jane T Leeman 20 of North Windham died when her car skidded on rain slick U S Route 302 near Foster's Corners overturned and struck a tree State police said she was alone in the vehicle.
Biddeford Graduates Airman First Class at Offutt AFB
Bruce R. DeNormandie a Computor repairman at Offutt Air Force Base Nebraska and son of Mr and Mrs Alfred E DeNormandie has been promoted to airman first class He is a Biddeford High School graduate and serves in the Air Force Communications Service which maintains a global system of air traffic control navigation aids and communications for the USAF
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Offutt Air Force Base
Neb
Bruce R. DeNormandie
Alfred E. DeNormandie
Vernon St
Biddeford
Air Force
Biddeford High School
DeNormandie
Air Force Communications Service
USAF
Procedure For Closing Biddeford Schools Announced
Schools Supt. Bruce Smith announced a weather based plan for closing Biddeford schools. Whistles at 7 a m for full day closure, 7 30 a m for sub primary to Grade 3, 11 30 a m for afternoon elementary closures, with radio updates on WIDE for afternoon sub primary cancelations. Parents urged to keep children home if weather is severe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Bruce Smith
Absentee Voting Offices Set Sunday Hours in Saco and OOB
Saco and Old Orchard Beach clerks will open Sunday Navy. 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. to aid absentee voters for the upcoming election. Registration continues through tomorrow. Old Orchard Beach Town Clerk’s office will also be open Friday night from 7 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Trial Chronicles and Missing Man Highlight 1960s News
Gerald Henke, a blind piano tuner and friend of the Marilyn Sheppard family, remains missing after eight months as the FBI and Detroit police press on with the search. The Defense Department in part shifts work to small firms amid broader defense industry changes. Medical experts downplay salmonella findings in Borden’s Starlac milk. West German leader Ludwig Erhard appears fragile but in office, while Canada notes reforms to the North American power grid reduce blackout risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn Sheppard
Gerald Henke
FBI
Detroit
Defense Department
Ludwig Erhard
Canada Top Source of Free World Nick Supply
Canada remains the leading supplier of nickel to the Western bloc, supplying metal critical for industry and defense programs. Trade data indicate steady shipments from Canadian mines to key buyers, with potential policy shifts affecting future export flows and market pricing.
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Canada
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