Eastman 77 Dies in Concord After Long Local Life
Mrs. Anne May Eastman of Concord died October 4 in a convalescent home. Born May 10, 1896 in Saco Maine she taught at Hebron Academy and in the Concord Union School District. Survived by widower Harold Eastman son Laurence Eastman daughter Dorothy McCutcheon twins Ruth Sanborn and Grace Biggar two grandsons. Funeral Monday two p.m. United Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Ludeking. Interment Blossom Hill Cemetery. Calling hours Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 Hussey and Wiren Funeral Chapel.
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Concord
N.H
Anne May Eastman
Saco
Maine
George
Mabel ( Moody) Chappell
Hebron
Mine
Concord Union
American Legion Auxiliary
United Baptist Church
Charles Ludeking
Obituary: Minnie L Heureux of Biddeford Dies
Minnie L Heureux, 78, of 18 Clarendon Street Biddeford, died in a local hospital after a long illness. Born Sept 1 1895 in Biddeford she was daughter of Oscar and Lucia Cadorelle. Survived by sister Clara Demers and son-in-law Herve Cabana. Mass set for Monday at St Joseph Church with burial at St Joseph Cemetery. Visitation at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home tonight and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie L'Heureux
Clarendon Sst
Biddeford
Oscar
Lucia
Melancon) Cadorelle
St Andre School
L'Heureux
Bates Mfg. Co
Clodimire
Hill St
Yiddeford
Obituary Born 1914 in Biddeford Marcel Sylvester Dies
Marcel Sylvester age 59 of 6 Clark Street Biddeford died October 5 at a Portland hospital after a long illness. Born in Biddeford June 23 1914 he was the son of Barthelemi and Olia Sylvester. He owned a Clark Street store and worked at Sebago Mac Westbrook before retirement. Survived by widow Bernadette Fecteau Sylvester two sons Gerard and Norman Sylvester a brother Raymond Sylvester of Saco a sister Annette Honan of South Portland a granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. Services Monday at 9 15 at St Joseph Church Biddeford with interment in St Joseph Cemetery. Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred Street Biddeford open today and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcel
Mike) Sylvester
Clark St
Biddeford
Portland
Barthelemi and
Olia (Guay) Sylvester
Clark Street
Ride
Sebago Mac
Westbrook
St. Joseph Church
Bernadette
Fecteau) Sylvester
Gerard
Norman Sylvester
Bidceford
Raymond’ Sylvester
Saco
Robert
Annette) Honan
South Portland
St. Joseph Cemetery
Bolduc
Alfred St
Funeral Directors and Funeral Homes Listed in Saco Maine
A directory snippet lists Emond and Conroy Funeral Home with phone numbers 284-5511 and 282-1818, Shumway and Gross Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street, Saco with 284-5611, and Denneti and Craig at 365 Main Street, Saco Maine with 282-0582.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P. Conroy
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St. Saco
Denneti & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Tei
Portland Weather Forecast Clears Tonight
Portland area forecast calls for clear skies tonight with lows in the 30s to low 40s. Sunday will be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 50s to upper 60s.
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Portland
Saco OES Officers Night Prominent Eastern Star Figures Attend
Annette Chapter hosts Guest Officers Night at the Masonic Hall in Saco with Worthy Matron Lorraine T. Howard and Worthy Patron Richard L. Howard presiding. District and grand officers from Sarah Orne Jewett Chapter South Berwick and other chapters attend, with invitations read from Longfellow South Portland and North Berwick chapters. A social hour and tea benefit the W.G.M. Charity Fund, and honorary member status is conferred on Agnes E. Swett and Gladys E. Raeside.
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Annette Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Main Street
Saco
Lorraine T. Howard
Richard L. Howard
Low
Agnes H. Swett
Gladys E
Raeside
Grand Maton
Jean L. Wooster
Longfellow
South Port
Ruth E
Buckworthy Grand Matron
Evangeline
North Windham
Star
Makers
Lorraine T
Howard, P.m
Richard L
Howard
W.p
Beacon Light
North Berwick
Lydia Flood
Bangor
Grand
Ruth
Ates
Springvale
Buck
W.g.m
Betty Hall
W.G.M. Charity Fund
Agnes E. Swett
Gladys E. Raeside
Sarah Orne Jewett
South Berwick
Annette
Jacqueline Laflamme
Orhty
Robert Laflamme
Laura W. Hobbs
Madonna
Kennebunk
Thomas Wyman
Helen LeGaliee
Adah
Biddeford
Vila Rand
Priscila
Wells
Eleanor Hutchins
Union
Lyman
Beatrice Nutter
Marion Foisy
Priscilla
Marshal
Marjorie Brook
Sanford
Louise Meliensos
Clover
Susan Gaines
Miniwanca
Old Orchard Beach
Effie Johnson
Fadette
York
Esterh
Pamela Moore
Mariha
Betty
Two Drivers Injured in Biddeford Main Street Collision
A head on crash on Main Street Biddeford left Edward F. Mitchell 38 of Sanford and David A. Oleson 19 of Framingham Mass in Area Hospital. Mitchell faces operating under the influence charges while both cars passengers Roxanne Seward Hush Heneeon and Cordeau left the scene with no listed addresses.
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Abber Hospital
Main Street
Biddeford
Edward F. Mitchell
Sanford
David A. Oleson
Framingham
Mass
Mitchell
Oleson
Roxanne Seward
Hush Heneeon
Cordeau
the Webber
Biddeford K OfC Auxiliary Names Fund Committee Members
The Biddeford Knights of Columbus Auxiliary announced the fund committee appointments. Paulette Lorranger, president, named Simone Lapointe and Aurise Carrier for one year, Anette Ross and Irene Bouffard for two years, and Pat Donovan and Pauline Nolette for three years. New executive board members include Martha Neault and Jeanette Bisson, with Rita LeBlond joining the council activities committee. Special prizes were won by Pat Donovan and Claire Laverierre.
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Building Trust Fund Committee
Knights of Columbus
Biddeford
Paulette Lorranger
Simone Lapointe
Aurise Carrier
Anette Ross
Irene Bouffard
Pat Donovan
Pauline Nolette
Auxiliary
K of C Hall
Pool Street
Martha Neault
Jeanette Bisson
Rita LeBlond
Pool Association Denied Stay Over Beachfront Work
Judge Pomeroy refused to grant a restraining order against the city over Biddeford Pool projects after hearing that funds must come from the Parks and Recreation budget and that work would not occur until late winter or early spring. Mayor Boucher gave assurances by phone that no work would proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donahue
Parks and Recreation Department
Juqie Pomeroy
Shur
Boucher
Pomeroy
Biddeford Pool
Maine Supreme Court
Mt Waialeale Foretold As World’s Wettest Spot
The article notes Mt Waialeale in Hawaii as the wettest place on Earth with an average annual rainfall of about 460 inches. It highlights its unique climate and the impact of heavy precipitation on the surrounding landscape.
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Mt. Waialeale
Hawaii
Eminent Domain Hearing Notes and City Property Claims
The text discusses due process for eminent domain, noting potential notice issues for Balches and right of way rights for residents. It cites Biddeford's tax report staying under ownership limits and mentions a motion challenging constitutionality of the statute with no court ruling yet.
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Biddeford
Balches
Association
Beta Sigma Sees Holy Land Slides at Ocean Park Meeting
Beta Sigma class of the Biddeford United Baptist Church met at Adelpha McKeen's Ocean Park home with Elsie Butler presiding. A program titled It Costs To Make Christ King featured a Mark 8 34 reading by Fenderson, and plans for a food sale October 19 at First National Stores were announced. Committees named, a Silent Auction held, and slides of Miss McKeen's Holy Lands trip shown. Next meeting set at Parsonage on Taylor Street with Agnes Van Laun as hostess.
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Ocean Park
Biddeford
Miss McKeen
Holy Lands
Chur Parsonage
Taylor Street
Agnes van Laun
Annie W
Mildred ‘Linnie
May Alice Linnie
Marion Nason
Emma Daniels
Zillah Stewart
Hazel Lahey
Mabel Emery
Ee. Curtis
Hazel Clay
Minnie Henderson
Lulah Merrill
Ethel Day
Betty Story
Agnes van ‘Lamn
Mary Dawn
Seacoasters Open Season with Officers Installed
The Seacoasters opened their season at Porter Hall Temple Avenue with President Harold Fohlin presiding. John Baggs installed officers and committee chairs as projects for the year were discussed. A luncheon was served at noon with Mrs. Bessie Tador and Mrs. Hazel Osgood in charge of coffee and cupcakes. Meetings will be held at 10 30 each Thursday at Porter.
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Ocean Park
Porter Hall
Temple Avenue
Harold Fohlin
John Baggs
Bessie Tador
Hazel Osgood
Church to Resume Evening Services in Biddeford
The Biddeford United Baptist Church on Jefferson Street will resume evening worship Sunday at 7 p.m. Rev. Lester Van Saun preaches "I Will" and speaks on "A Peculiar People" at 11 a.m. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m.
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Biddeford United Baptist Church
Jefferson Street
Biddeford
Lester van Saun
Rev DeSmet to Speak at Bethany Baptist Church
The Rev Walter DeSmet US home secretary for the Evangelical Union of South America will be guest speaker at Bethany Baptist Church Biddeford on Sunday at 11 am He spent 20 years as a missionary in Argentina and travels across the country The church pastor C W Holmes announced Sunday School at 945 am and evening services at 7 all services open to the public
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Walter DeSmet
Evangelical Union of South America
Bethany Baptist Chuch
Oak Ridge Road
Biddeford
DeSmet
Argentina
C.W. Holmes
Sunder School
Our Lady of Victory Circle Meeting at Fremont Club
Our Lady of Victory Circle will meet at 2 p.m. at the Fremont Club located on Alfred Street in Biddeford. The gathering invites members to attend and discuss club matters.
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Our Lady of Victory Circle
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Hathaway Sends Flag To Boucher
Biddeford Mayor Gilbert Boucher announced his office received an American flag from Senator William Hathaway. The flag, which flew over the Capitol, will be used on holidays and special occasions, including Columbus Day on Oct 8.
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Biddeford
Gilbert Boucher
William Hathaway
Nations Capitol Building
Columbus Ay
Neon milestone marks 50 years since Cosmopolitan Theater debut
Fifty years have passed since America's first neon sign lit the Cosmopolitan Theater marquee in New York prompting a look back at the iconic glow that helped define midcentury urban signage and entertainment.
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America
Cosmopolitan Theater
New York
Soviet dissident Bukovsky rejects freedom deal amid ill health
Vladimir Bukovsky, 311 years ugly misprint corrected writer, ill and weak, refuses to sign a pledge never to criticize the Soviet system in exchange for release. He has been moved from Vladimir Prison to a strict regime labor camp in the Perm region 700 miles from Moscow. His mother says doctors report rheumatic heart and other ailments, and she appeals to the Red Cross. Bukovsky has long faced prison, labor camps, and forced psychiatric treatment since his 1963 dissident activities. He asserts freedom should extend to all political prisoners and remains committed to publishing and writing.
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William L. Ryan
Vladimir Bukovsky
Vladimir
Perm
Bukovsky
United States
Moscowniversity
Phoenix
Dr. Robert L. Horn Inaugurated Sixth St. Francis College President
Dr. Robert L. Horn was formally inaugurated as the sixth president of St. Francis College before 300 attendees in the gym. The ceremony paid tribute to acting president Ernest Therrien and featured remarks by Board Chairman Win G. Walker, Alumni President Tomas Broderick, and Bishop Peter Gerety. Horn outlined new curricula, programs, and a focus on individualized student attention while reaffirming Franciscan ideals and the college’s commitment to career education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Horn
St. Francis College
Horn
Norman Smbodean
St. Francis
Ernest Therrien
Win G. ‘Walker
Saco
Therrien
Harold Carroll
Donald Macintyre
Dr. Horn
Ron Grenier
Ross
Alumni Association
Tomas Broderick
Robert Horn
Peter Gerety
St. Francis College J
Gerety
Peter Cioffi
Associates
Henry P
Rockettes Organize Fall Plans At Saco Meeting
Members of the Rockette's Sorority met at Cindy K's Forest Street home in Saco to plan events. President Joyce Braley led the session with Julie Sullivan and Gesille Roy reporting. A paper sale is set for Oct 10 19 to fund an underprivileged child. donors may contact Braley or Sullivan.
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Rockette
Cindy K
Forest Street
Saco
Joyce Braley
Julie Sullivan
Gesille Roy
Judy Paul
Cathy Reay
Fairfield School
Roy
Thornton Avenue
Senior citizens may claim Maine tax refund in 1973
If you were 62 or older in 1972 you may qualify for a property tax or rent refund. The filing deadline is October 15, 1973. For information call 1 800 482 7415 or write to the Maine Committee on Aging, State House, Augusta ME 04330.
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Maine Committee On Aging
State House
Augusta
Maine
Wells Beach Church Plans Prayer Night
Wells Beach church schedules a prayer night at St. Mary’s Church on Oct 12 starting 1 pm. A Concelebrated Mass honors Our Lady of Fatima with a Fatima Pilgrim Virgin procession and coronation by Miss Nicole LeBlanc and Master Brendan Donohue. The Confraternity, parish council, and Black Rosary Lay Apostolate will serve as honor guard, with benediction at midnight and lectors hourly. Mrs. Gerald Chasse and St. Mary’s choir provide music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Fatima
St. Mary's Church
Wells Beach
Maine
Fatima
Portugal
Nicole LeBlanc
Brendan Donohue
Our Lady
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Black Rosary
Gerald Chasse
St. Mary's
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Blossom Hill Cemetery
Hussey and Wiren Funeral Chapel
Minnie L’heureux
Marcel Sylvester
Memoriam
Marie Louise Marchand
Amedee
Paul Neault
St. Joseph’s Church
Saco Oes Chapter
Public Safety
Ofc Auxiliary
Pool Association
Dr. Fortier
Mr. Arner
Mr. Fecteau
Webber and
Notre Dame Hospitals
Wilfred Gendron
Beta Sigma
Holy Land
Old Orchard
Porter
Rev. DeSmet
Barbara L
Shumway - Gross Funeral Home
Spring St
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Club News
Crescent Beach Inn
Cape Elizabeth
Hathaway
Raymond
Elm Street
Leon C. Paul
Marc Beaudoin
Biddeford-Saco Elks Lodge
Portland Road
The
Elks
Frank
Boy Scout Troop
Wells Beach Church
Ta’s Linnell Gym
HOUSE
Ted Joy
Denese
Peterson
Main St
Southgate
Scarborough
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