Death of J Albert Merryman, York County clerk
J Albert Merryman 57 of 76 West St Biddeford York County clerk of courts died Saturday night in a Biddeford hospital after two months as a patient He was born in Biddeford July 25 1910 and educated at Suffolk Law School Boston He served as clerk of the superior courts and earlier as chief deputy sheriff He held numerous civic roles including York County Democratic Committee chair and fundraiser for March of Dimes He leaves wife Louise Robbins Merryman two daughters a son a brother three sisters and a grandson Funeral services will be at 3 pm tomorrow Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford with burial in Greenwood Cemetery Shumway Funeral Home in Saco is handling arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Albert Merryman
West St
Biddeford
York County
Ile
Harold S
Angie Cleaves Merryman
Biddeford High School
Suffolk Law School
Boston
Superior Courts
County March of Dimes Campaign
Merryman
Webber Hospital
Biddeford High Alumni Association
Alumni Field Association
Red Cross Chapter
Cancer Association
Heart Fund
Crippled Children
Boy Scouts of America
Foss Street Methodist Church
Buchanan N.Y
Muriel Clarke
Phyllis Cote
Rita L. Harris
South Portland
James Michael Peters
Lawrence Porters
Donald Hess
Merment
Greenwood Cemetery
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
World of Carl Sandburg to be staged in Kennebunks
Kennebunk Unitarian Church hosts Alpha Omega Players in The World of Carl Sandburg on Saturday Oct 28 at 8 30 p m. Three new actors John Figl miller Jon Evans and Maureen McKovich join the cast in this presentation by Openwide of the Kennebunks.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunks
Alpha Omega
Carl Sandburg
Kennebunk Unitarian Church
Alpha Omega Players
John Figlmiller
Jon Evans
Maureen McKovich
Dennett and Craig At 365 Main Street Saco Maine
Dennett and Craig listed at 365 Main Street Saco Maine with contact dial 282-0562. The brief notice provides address and telephone details for the business or service.
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Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Dial
Dennett & Craig Funeral Home
Saco Woman Cora Whitten Dies in Biddeford Hospital
Mrs. Cora Whitten 56 of Buxton Road Saco died suddenly yesterday in a Biddeford hospital. Born January 16 1911 in Saco daughter of William G Berry Ella Jose. Survived by widower Forrest H Whitten four sons James H Robert A Russell D Kenneth E three daughters Phyllis Wormwood Carolyn Whitten Lucille Biladeau two brothers Perley G James H Berry one sister Leora Tapley five grandchildren. Funeral at Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring St Saco Wednesday at 2 pm with burial in Buxton Lower Corner Cemetery. Friends may call 2-4 and 7-9 pm tomorrow.
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Cora Abbie Whitten
Buxton Road
Saco
Biddeford
William G
Ella Jose Berry
Saco United Baptist Church
Forrest H. Whitten
Robert A
James H
Russell D
Kenneth E
South Limington
Phyllis J. Wormwood
Carolyn Whitten
Lucille A. Biladeau
Perley G
James H. Berry
Leora Tapley
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Buxton Lower Corner
Funeral
Robert K Morrison 80 Dies After Months Long Illness
Robert K Morrison 80 of 193 Alfred St Biddeford died this morning after a months long illness at a Biddeford hospital. He was born March 1 1887 in North Adams MA son of David T Morrison and Annie Thomas Morrison and worked 45 years for New England Telephone Co as a central office repairman retiring March 1952. He was a 50 year member of Lafayette Lodge AF and AM North Adams MA and a member of Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford. He survived by several nieces and nephews in Massachusetts. Funeral services and calling hours will be at Wellington Funeral Home Pittsfield MA with interment Hillside Cemetery North Adams MA. Local arrangements by Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco.
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Robert K. Morrison
Alfred St
Biddeford
North Adams
Mass
David T
Annie Thomas Morrison
Massachusetts
The
New England Telephone Co
Lafayette Lodge
A.F
A.M
Foss Street Methodist Church
Wellington Funeral Home
Fast St
Pittsfield
Hillside Cemetery
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Jarry Rites Held for Biddeford Resident
Hormidas J. Jarry aged 72 of 30 Acorn Street Biddeford died after a long illness at a Biddeford hospital. He was a Pepperell Mfg Co. weaver for 27 years and later a Biddeford Public Schools custodian. Survived by his widow Madeline Cyr Jarry five sons, three daughters, 34 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral from St Andre Church Wednesday at 9 a.m. Calling hours at Emond Funeral Home today and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hormidas J. Jarry
Acorn St
Biddeford
Hormidas and
Exilda Chabot Jarry
Canada
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Elks Pay Respects for York County Clerk J. Albert Merryman
Biddeford Saco Lodge of Elks members will honor York County Clerk of Courts J Albert Merryman this evening at 8 at Shumway Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Lodge of Elks
York County
Albert Merryman
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
Ritualistic Memorial Services for York County Clerk
Members of Dunlap Lodge AF and AM Biddeford will meet at Shumway Funeral Home Saco tonight at 7 30 to conduct ritualistic memorial services for York County Clerk of Courts J Albert Merryman a member.
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Dunlap Lodge
AM. Biddeford
Shumway Funeral Home
Spring St
Saco
York County
St Louis Women’s Association Hosts Masquerade Night
The St Louis Women’s Association will hold a masquerade party for members and guests on Wednesday at 7 30 p m at St Louis High School with prizes for best costumes. A business meeting precedes the party with a report on the recent fashion show. Members of Our Lady of Fatima Circle will hold a Halloween costume party at St John’s Hall Biddeford at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Women's Association
St. Louis High School
Our Lady of Fatima
Daughters of Isabella
St. John’s Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Vietnam Vote Slows Fighting as Ballots Cast
Reports show a lull in major ground fighting as South Vietnam holds elections for the House of Representatives. turnout reached about 72.9 percent of 5.8 million voters amid 1,200 candidates, while U S and South Vietnamese forces said they killed 99 Viet Cong 29 miles northeast of Saigon with light American casualties.
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Ting
Hanoi
Lang Sau
South Vietnam
House of Representatives
U.S
Saigon
Local Personal Notices From Biddeford Area
Mrs. Fernando Young of 101 Main Street is a patient at Webber Hospital. Mrs. Robert L. Noble Sr. of Biddeford Pool is in Washington DC staying with Mrs. Mary Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Husser and family of Old Orchard Beach returned from Expo 67 and Montreal. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gendron of Biddeford visited Kensington with their son-in-law and daughter. Pfc. Conrad Guay on leave from the U.S. Army visits Biddeford after graduating Ft. Jackson and Ft. Sill. he departs Nov. 9 for a one year Vietnam tour.
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Fernando Young
Main Street
Biddeford
Webber
Frederick Chase
Kensington
Pfc
Conrad Guay
U.S. Army
Pierre Guay
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Artillery M.O.S
Ft. Sill
Oklo
Vietnam
Sunbeams Meet in Salvation Army Hall Old Orchard Beach
Sunbeams aged 6 to 10 hold a meeting Tuesday at 3 30 p m in Salvation Army hall 91 Union Ave Old Orchard Beach. Ladies Home League also meets Tuesday at 7 50 p m in the same hall. Prayer meeting is Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Full Gospel church Route 9A Wells. Women’s Fellowship groups announce a state workshop October 31 from 10 30 a m to 3 p m at First Parish Congregational Church Saco United Church of Christ. Attendees bring their own lunch coffee provided.
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the Sunbeams
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Ladies Home League
Full Gospel
Route 9A
Wells
First Parish Congregational Church of
Saco
United Church of Christ
Thieves Hit Three Biddeford Stores
Biddeford police reported three store burglaries early Sunday. Cadorette's Store on Bacon Street lost $13.50 in cash and beer after the back door was forced. Jack and Larry's Jewelry on Alfred Street was entered through the front window with three watches worth $49.50 each seized. Fineberg's Clothing on Main Street also reported missing goods.
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Biddeford
Cadorette
Bacon Street
Jack and
Larry
Alfred Street
Fineberg’s
Main Street
Lynda and Robb Prepare for White House Wedding
The couple discusses future plans after Robb’s Vietnam tour and Lynda’s temporary leave from her magazine job. She envisions a White House wedding with military flavor, plans a large guest list, and notes space limits require guests to stand for the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robb
Lynda
Johnson Family
Texas
Patrick Nugent
Vietnam
White House
George Hamilton
Army brigade to bolster Americal Division in south 1st Corps
An army brigade plans to deploy three infantry battalions an artillery battalion and support units totaling 4100 men to the Americal Division operating in the southern sector of the 1st Corps official languages in Pakistan include Urdu English and Bengali.
Portland Weather Outlook Favors Fair Skies Tonight
Tonight will be fair with near freezing in the 30s. Tuesday brings fair skies with some north cloudiness and a slightly warmer high.
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Portland
Weather Outlook For Northern New England And Rhode Island
U S Weather Bureau five day forecast covers northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Temperatures from Tuesday to Saturday average above normal with daytime highs 60 to 65 and nightly lows 35 to 45 depending on location. Rain totals around one quarter to one half inch with showers Friday and Saturday as warmth shifts to cooler days late in the period.
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Boston
U.S. Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Biddeford Teen Driver Involved in Street Collision
Early Sunday on South Street Biddeford a car driven by Paula M. Belair 16 of Hills Beach collided with a parked vehicle owned by Paul D. Binette 28 of 52 Green Street Biddeford Belair was uninjured per police reports.
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South Street
Biddeford
Paula M. Belair
Hills Beach
Paul D. Binette
Green St
Belair
Elath sinking deepens Israeli rivals amid Suez tension
Israel accuses Egypt of unprovoked attack as Elath sinks after four missiles strike. Dayan warns Soviet rearmament fuels aggression and risks broader war. Abba Eban pledges to pressure allies while Al Ahram cites repeated provocations near Port Said. Survivors describe a vision of hell as the cruiser goes down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Suez Canal
Dayan
Soviet Union
Egypt
Elath
Israel Defense Force
Jerusalem Post
New York
Abba Eban
Cairo
al Ahram
Port Said
Mri
Shlomo Errel
Britain
Courthouse To Be Closed In Honor Of Clerk Merryman
York County courthouse will close Tuesday afternoon in memory of J. Albert Merryman the clerk of courts. The temporary closure honors his service and observes the district's grief period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
York County
J. Albert Merryman
Chest Fund Total Reaches 19155.90 in 1967 Drive
The 1967 Biddeford Saco Community Chest reports 19155.90 raised, 47.3 percent of a 40470 goal. Week adds 14761.60. divisions list totals including public 2073 and manufacturing 14038.80. Drive Chairman Armstrong urges volunteers to return cards before the October 27 meeting at Chest headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Thomas M. Armstrong
Community Chest
Berserk Worker Kills at Hammermill Plant and Piper Aircraft
A Hammermill Paper Co. lab technician Leo Held, 39, opened fire at the Hammermill plant in central Pennsylvania then at the Piper Aircraft Co. factory in Lock Haven. Eight workers died or were wounded, including a Piper employee. Held barricaded himself at home after a gun battle with police. he was wounded and captured. The shootings began at 8 a.m. and spanned two sites, with three others wounded en route.
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Page One
Hammermill’ Paper Co
Piper Aircraft Co
Held
Lock Haven
Piper
Leo Held
Hammermill Paper Co
Loganton
Lock Haven Hospital
Hammermill
Pennsylvania
Lock ‘Haven
Piper Company
Jack Boyle
Clinton County
Harrisburg
Supreme Court denies Garber bid on school case
Garber and the ACLU failed by one vote to gain a hearing in the Supreme Court over his refusal to send his daughter to a public or private school. He was fined $5 for keeping her out of school, while the court agreed to hear a government appeal on applying the 1870 civil rights law to punish private individuals who interfere with Negroes’ access to public facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Earl Warren
William O. Douglas
Abe Fortas
High Court
Garber
ACLU
Supreme Court
Sharon
Kansas
Yoder
Washington
Justice Department
Georgia
Department
Thurgood Marshall
Three Couples Mark 25th Wedding Anniversaries
Three couples celebrated 25 years of marriage in a joint ceremony and reception at Holy Trinity Church Saco. The Feeneys Hannafords and Burkes were honored with a money tree and guest books signed by family and friends from Maine and nearby states. A later collision near Main Street involved Arline Edwards and Rudolphe Grove with no damage estimate available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter P. Feeney
Burlington
Mass
William H. Hannaford
Arlington
William F. Burke
Bedford
Feeney
Hannaford
Burke
John Feeney
Middle St
Saco
Holy Trinity Church
John H. Feeney
U. S. Army
Louise Welch
Father Feeney
Stephen F. White
Hills Beach
Biddeford
Linda Burke
Diane Hannaford
Kathleen Feeney
Walter Feeney
Florence Carter
St. Anthony’s Church
Allston
Thomas
Beverly) Jones
Janice
Walter Jr
Kathleen
James
Joseph Feeney
Willian Hannaford
Dorothy Feeney
Peter
Mary) Silva
Robert
Patricia) Boynton
Diane
Paul Hannaford
William Burke
Eleanor Feeney
St. Mary’s Church
Phoenix
Ariz
William Jr
Linda
Biddeford-Saco
Henry Boothby
Edith Feeney
Christine Feeney
Carlton Hobbins
Elaine White
Stephen White
Susan Nelson
Debra Nelson
Urbain Shevenell
Out of Town
Donald Feenney
Lovell
Clayton Feeney
David Feeney
Standish
C. A. Smith
Kennebunk
Loretta Burke
Belmont
Edward Burke
Waltham
William Burke Jr
Peter Silva
Everett
Robert Hannaford
Meadville
James Doherty
Thomas Jones
Tewksbury
Fred Koentz
Paul Cochran
Marlene Twomey
Billerica
Paul Feeney
Boston Mass
Stephen Hanley
Somerville
Lawrence Feeney Sr
Lawrence Feeney Jr
Warwick
R.I
Michael Ronaldo
Daniel Callahan
Westbury
L.I
N.Y
Walter Johnson
Glen Head
Leo Shedra
East Norwich
Thomas Murphy
Bethel
Conn
Robert Boynton
Revere
Andrew Nelson
Mary Doucette
Peggy Doucette
Dorchester
Virginia Nelson
Arline E. Edwards
Fern Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Rudolphe Grove
Fitchburg
Main Street
Pentagon protest ends in clashes and teach-in action
Demonstrators protest at the Pentagon with 30 000 to 35 000 crowds at Saturday rally. Arrests include Dellinger Mailer and Miller. A Sunday teach-in features speakers including a former Green Beret and a 16 year old girl, with about 800 participants remaining.
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Pentagon
Thompson Bradley
Swarthmore College
Army
Washington Post
Washington Star
Terry V. Miller
Miller
Ft. Dix
N.J. Dellinger
Dellinger
Mailer
Lincoln Memorial
Potomac River
U.S
Pentagon Mall
Gen. Hershey Bar
Robert S. McNamara
Vietnam
Marshal
Georgia Grand Jury Indicts Four Men in Conspiracy Case
A federal grand jury in Atlanta returned an indictment on February 16 charging four white men Horace Johnson James R Hogan Willie E Hester Jr and Mc Cagger Bagwell with criminal conspiracy. The case hinges on third party conspirators and the department's stance on criminal penalties without violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Atlanta
Horace Johnson
James R. Hogan
Willie E. Hester Jr
McCagger Bagwell
Saco Junior Girl Scout Troop Elects Leaders Plans Splash Party
Members of Saco Junior Girl Scout Troop 695 elect Susan Gardner and Christine Harvey as patrol leaders with Marybeth Coulombe and Terri Laughery as assistants. They plan a splash party at the Portland YMCA pool with a rededication ceremony and bleachwater bag project. New members Linda and Katheryn Mondor join. several leaders and committee members attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Trinity Episcopal Church
Cleveland Street
Susan Gardner
Christine Harvey
Marybeth Coulombe
Terri Laughery
YMCA
Portland
Linda
Katheryn Mondor
Nellie Roberts
Margaret Marcoux
Cynthia Paquet
Joanne
Judith Trask
Katherine Gagne
Rita Collard
Pamela Peterson
Tammy Greenier
Deborah Foss
Paula Fortney
Marybeth
Kennebunk K of P Lodge Holds Seasonal Meeting
Myrtle Lodge Knights of Pythias in Kennebunk held a Friday session led by Chancellor Commander Dorrance Clark in his first meeting of the season. He awarded a Past Chancellor’s jewel to Edward C. Benoit. New officers installed include Harland Dutch and John C. Lindsey with George E. Clark as Master of Work, Henry L. Smith as Secretary, William Taylor as Financial Secretary, A. Wesley Leech as Treasurer, Leonard Bunnell as Inner Guard, Edward C. Benoit as Outer Guard, and Richard Leech to be installed later. Refreshments were served by Taylor and Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Myrtle Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Dorrance Clark
Edward C. Benoit
Harland Dutch
John C. Lindsey
George E. Clark
Henry L. Smith
William Taylor
A. Wesley Leech
Leonard Bunnell
Richard Leech
Smoker to Feature Biddeford Thornton Game Victory
Films of Biddeford High School versus Thornton Academy, a 12 to 6 BHS win, will be shown at Biddeford Junior High School Tuesday at 7 30 narrated by Coach Dave Redmond. Biddeford Athletic Association sponsors. tickets refunded for Homecoming dance. Hail damages exceed 25 million. annual crop losses 150 to 200 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford High School
Thornton Academy
BHS
Biddeford Junior High School
Dave Redmond
Biddeford Athletic Association
Government estimate notes Sunday event scale
Sunday afternoon figures from a government estimate indicate the activity began at a larger level and dwindled to 300 or fewer by nightfall.
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Sandburg
Emonds Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Philip H. Gross Sr
Mrs
Cora Whitten
Wnt High A.M. P.M
P.M
Robert D. Pate
Kennebunk K. of P. Lodge
Dearborn
Jack & Larry
Alfred—Main Sts
Thomas R. Lee
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