Deaths Elroy F White 74 Saco resident
Elroy F White 74 of 1 Promenade Ave Saco died in Togus Veterans Hospital He was born in Biddeford June 24 1893 son of Frederick and Minnie White educated in Biddeford a 45 year Bates Manufacturing employee former Saco police officer WWI Army veteran Legion member and Holy Trinity parishioner Survived by widow Frances Leger White sister Marie Yarbrough brother James White and several nieces and nephews Funeral from Most Holy Trinity Church Saturday at 9am with burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery Friends may call Cote Funeral Home tomorrow and Friday 2-4 and 7-9 pm
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Elroy F. White
Promenade Ave
Saco
Veterans Administration
Togus
Biddeford
Frederick
Minnie Holmes White
Bates Mfg. Co
White
U.S. Army
Owen-Davis Post American Legion
Most Holy Trinity Church
Frances Leger White
Marie Yarbrough
Portland
James White
Derry
N.H
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Knights of Columbus to Offer Prayers in Biddeford
Members of the Lake E. Hart Council in Biddeford will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Cosgrove Funeral Home on Elm Street to offer prayers for Dr. John A. Donahue, brother of a council member.
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Lake E. Hart Council
Knights of Columbus
Biddeford
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
John A. Donahue
Biddeford Boy Scouts Receive Merit Badges
Scoutmaster Ernest Rheaume awarded merit badges last night at Biddeford Scout Troop 309 meeting sponsored by Luke E Hart Council Knights of Columbus in Washington Street hall Read lists of Scouts earning merit badges and rank advancements with names and badge types including mile swim canoeing lifeboat lifesaving and more Certificates were issued to senior leaders and patrol leaders Ronald Gagnon was appointed scribe Opening and closing ceremonies led by Marc Bellefeuille.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Rheaume
Biddeford
Luke E. Hart
Knights of Columbus
Washington Street
Biddeford Hall
Bradley Goulet
Joseph LeBlond
Donald Dube
World Brotherhood
Ronald Gagnon
Stephen Moody
David Collard
Daniel Bastarache
Ronald Arbour
Dennis Guay
Anthony Curro
Roger Bastarache
Marc Bellefeuille
Reading
Wilfred Caouette
Tenderfoot
Robert Boucher
David Sayer
Ronald Perrin
Marc Deleko
Ronald Baril
Daniel Boucher
Richard Cadorette
Maurice Paquette
Daniel Cote
Leo Tellier
Gregory Shea
Fort Kent Man Bound Over on Reckless Homicide Charge
Patrick J. Ouellette, 49, of Fort Kent, bound over to the November grand jury on reckless homicide charges. Held on $5,000 bail after entering no plea for fatally injuring Theora Jackson 16 and Geneva 15 in Caribou on Oct. 7 while the girls collected apples along Route 1. Citrus trees were first cultivated by the Chinese around 1000 B.C.
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Caribou
Patrick J. Ouellette
Fort Kent
Theora Jackson
Geneva
Funeral Services for York County Clerk J Albert Merryman
Funeral services for York County Clerk of Courts J Albert Merryman 76 were held at Foss Street Methodist Church Biddeford with Rev Donald Hess and Rev Lawrence Porter officiating Delegations from Merrymans clubs and associations attended and a Cur tis representative present Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford graveside prayers were led by Rev Porter Honorary bearers included Armand Belair Dr Paul Hill Paul Martin and others Bearers listed as Richard Spitz Gerald Nason Sheriff Richard Dutremble and local officials
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York County
J. Albert Merryman
West St
Biddeford
Foss Street Methodist Church
Donald Hess
Lawrence Porter
Merryman
Kenneth Curtis
Greenwood Cemetery
Porter
Armand Belair
Paul Hill
Paul Martin
James Draggins
Charles A. Pomeroy
James L. Reid
Cecil B. Siddall
Simon Spill
Daniel Lemovitz
Alfred Guillemette
Francis Spencer
Robert Emmons
Alfred Bradford
Richard Spitz
Gerald Nason
Richard Dutremble
John O'Connor
Daniel Cantara
Edgar Sevigny
Funeral services for Hormi das J Jarry in Biddeford
Funeral services for Hormi das J Jarry of 30 Acorn Street Biddeford were held at St Andre Church. Rev Charles E Rivard presided with Rev Roland J Sirois as deacon and Rev Donald LaBranche as subdeacon. Choir sung with Mrs Laura Proulx organist. Bearers were Robert Wagner Roland Wagner Phillip Wagner Albert Wagner Leonard Jarry Raymond Parent. Burial followed in St Joseph Cemetery with committal prayers by Fathers Sirois and La Branche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hormidas J. Jarry
Acorn St
Biddeford
St. Andre’s Church
Charles E. Rivard
Roland J. Sirois
Donald LaBranche
St. Andre's Church
Laura Proulx
Robert Wagner
Roland Wagner
Phillip Wagner
Albert Wagner
Leonard Jarry
Raymond Parent
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Father Sirois
Father la Branche
Enemy MiGs Outkill American Jets In Air Duels
Washington reports improved training and experience have North Vietnamese MiGs outdueling U.S. jets six to two from late August to mid October. The Pentagon notes a shift from a prior three to one U.S. advantage and calls for increased strikes against Phuc Yen airfield near Hanoi. Overall U.S. pilots still lead 86 to 26 in dogfight kills since the air war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Phuc Yen
Hanoi
Midweek prayer and church services listed in Maine towns
The notice lists Thursday 7 p.m. prayer meetings at Bible Baptist Church Saco and Salvation Army hall Old Orchard Beach, along with Pentecostal services in Kennebunk and multiple choir rehearsals at Biddeford and Saco churches. It notes air combat details from Lt. Col. Robin Olds about North Vietnamese pilots and MIG21 usage. A prayer service at Advent Christian Church Biddeford is set for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. with further choir schedules at School Street Methodist Saco.
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Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Saco
Salvation Army Hall
Union Ave
Old Orchard Beach
School Street Methodist Church
Local residents listed as patients and travelers
Rudolph O Cote of 15 Granite Street Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Miss Marion Boothby of 78 Elm Street Saco is a patient at Webber Hospital Biddeford. Joseph Dionne of Fields Mobile Home Park Saco is a patient at Webber Hospital Biddeford. Denise Beaudoin 57 Cutts Street Biddeford has returned home after hospital care in Boston. Mr and Mrs Paul Edward Beane are at Fortunes Rocks Biddeford after a trip to North Carolina Connecticut and Canada. Mr and Mrs Philippe Vire Sr 68 Summer Street Biddeford and Mrs Lumina Morin 11 Summer Street Biddeford have left by plane to visit relatives in Washington DC and nearby Maryland cities.
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Rudolph O. Cote
Granite St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Marion Boothby
Elm St
Saco
Joseph Dionne
Fields Mobile Home Park
Denise Beaudoin
Cutts St
Children’s Hospital
Boston
Paul Edward Beane
North Carolina
Connecticut
Canada
Philippe Vire Sr
Summer St
Lumina Morin
Washington, D.C
Maryland
Local church and civic group meetings listed for Biddeford and Sanford
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Foss Street Methodist Church in Biddeford meets at 7 30 tonight in the church vestry. Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley American Legion Post plans an initiation tomorrow at 8 at Elm Street post home. The Madisses of First Parish Congregational Saco meet tomorrow at 6 30 with a covered dish supper and swap party. Luke E Hart Council Knights of Columbus holds a social Thursday at 7 pm on Washington Street. York County Policy Board of York County Community Action meets Wednesday Nov 1 at 7 30 pm at Lafayette School Sanford chaired by Charlene Szezchowicz of Biddeford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Foss Street Methodist Church
Biddeford
Tighe-Beaudoin- Farley, American Legion Post
Elm Street
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Saco
York County Policy Board
The
York County Community Action Group
Lafayette School
Sanford
Charlene Szezchowicz
New Specimen Ballots Supplied Across Eleven Counties
Augusta AP Eleven counties received new specimen ballots to replace earlier seats due to a typographical error. Stanley F. Hanson state election division chief said the new ballots are blue while the first were brown. He called the error minor but required correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Tanley F. Hanson
Hanson
Civil Continuation Cites Federal Rights and Bias
The report notes a civil case continuation from page one highlighting federally guaranteed rights and claims of discrimination based on race color religion national origin or other affiliations. The substitute plan mirrors penalties but lacks showing of protected status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Irvin
Marine Killed in Vietnam Named Betty from Webster
Word reached Biddeford area relatives that Cpl. Claude C. Betty U.S. Marine Corps son of Mr and Mrs Zoel W Betty of 64 Union Street Webster Massachusetts was killed in action in Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Cpl
Claude C. Betty
U.S. Marine Corps
Zoel W. Betty
Union St
Webster, Mass
Vietnam
Jets cripple Phuc Yen airfield in Vietnam raid report
A raid on Phuc Yen airfield 18 miles northwest of Hanoi left nine MIGs on the ground and a Navy Phantom shot down after a dog fight. U S pilots also damaged runways and missile sites while other fighters were lost but crew were rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phuc Yen
Hanoi
Pentagon
Air Force
U.S
Catonsville
Kirk
Haiphong
Federal Bill Extends Protection to All Citizens Regardless
A proposed measure would expand federal protection to every citizen, preventing discrimination across all sectors. The bill aims to ensure equal treatment and safeguard civil rights nationwide.
Portland Weather Update Shows Showers Ending
Portland forecast notes showers end by Thursday with a few lingering mountain showers. Cooler conditions develop as temperatures fall from the mid 40s to around 50 degrees, with nights turning cooler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Weather outlook for New England region forecast
The Weather Bureau projects a five day outlook for northern New England Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Daytime highs will mostly be in the 60s with cooler zones in the far north 55 to 60. Lows mainly in the 40s with showers Thursday and late Saturday or Sunday totaling over half an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weather Bureau
New England
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Kennebunk AL Auxiliary Holds Annual Meeting
The Webber Lefebvre Unit American Legion Auxiliary in Kennebunk held its annual membership supper at the Parsons Room Post Home with large attendance. Highlights included guest speaker Marilyn Pitman, junior members honored with Halloween gifts, and a music program by The Sophisticated Kitten and Her Cool Cats. Gifts were sent to Vietnam servicemen as members approved donations to the Girl Scout Council and a December dinner for Past Presidents Parley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Webber - Lefebvre Unit
American Legion Auxiliary
Parsons
Post Home
Persis Moulton
Macora Moulton
Zella_ Tibbetts
Johnnie Ann Martel
Marilyn Pitman
Arthur Pitman
Federalist Party
Curtis
Olive Brown
Miss Pitman
Roxanne Noble
Rebecca Hamilton
Nancy Leech
Martha Truscott
Kathy Dutremble
Susan Jones
Marion Maguire
Bertha Roy
Sherry Jones
Sophisticated Kitten
Cool Cats
Sheila Witham
Billy Kenney
Scott King
Michael Truscott
Phyllis Truscott
Alfie Leech
Catherine Ambrose
Vietnam
Kennebunk Girl Scout Council
Ruth W. Drake
Department of Maine
Ralph D. Caldwell
Glenwood Avenue
Portland
Drake
York County Council
Frances Burke
Parley
Glen-Mor
Joan Lemay
High Street
Truscott
Lois Whittier
Affie Leech
Fighting reports erupt near Suez oil refineries in Egypt
United Nations reports say new firing near Egypts Suez oil facilities as the Soviet Union seeks Security Council action to condemn Israel. Newsmen describe an Israeli plane over the canal area and Egyptian and Israeli gunfire exchanges with no confirmed casualties amid widespread fires and smoke near Port Taufiq and the Bitter Lake.
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United Nations
N.Y
Egypt
Suez
Soviet Union
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Suez Canal
Port Taufiq
Great Bitter Lake
Canal
Sinai Desert
Man Suffers Bruised Hand In Laundromat
Sam Hyde operator of Norge Laundry Village in Saco Valley Shopping Center suffered a badly bruised hand after becoming entangled in an extractor. Police and fire units freed him with a crowbar, near exposure of an acetylene torch was avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Sam Hyde
Norge
Saco Valley
Hyde
Seng
Harvard Telescopes Sun Window Box To Capture Ultraviolet Sun Images
Harvard College Observatory activated a sun window box triggering Orbiting Solar Observatory IV to transmit ultraviolet sun photos. The satellite carries an ultravioIet spectrometer built at Harvard by Prof. Leo Goldberg and Doctors Reeves and Parkinson. Data will reveal sun temperatures from 6 000 to one million degrees and help explain solar flares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College Observatory
Orbiting Solar Observatory IV
Earth
Harvard
Leo Goldberg
Edmond Reeves
William Parkinson
Observatory
Bath Iron Works to Launch 610-Foot C. V. Seawitch
The Bath Iron Works will launch the 610 foot containership C. V. Seawitch on November 18, claimed as the largest built in Maine. It is one of three ships for American Export Isbrandtsen Lines of Hoboken New Jersey. The BIW claim covers more than 4 000 ships and 360 years of shipbuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BATH
Maine
Bath Iron Works
C. V. Seawitch
Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc
Hoboken
BIW
Saco Opens New Adult Center At AMVETS Hall
Forty men and women gathered at the AMVETS hall on Spring Street to open Saco’s new Adult Center. Mayor Donald C. Doyle pledged council and recreation commission support next year and offered personal help. Attendees included Sisters Mary Giles and others from Most Holy Trinity Church, Mrs. Arthur Daly, and Dr. Harold Stevens who spearheaded local aging and head start efforts.
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Amvets Hall
Spring Street
Saco
Robert Fenderson
Donald C. Doyle
Recreation Commission
Main Street
Mary Giles
Mary Margaret
Mary Patrick
Lasemian
Most Holy Trinity Church
Arthur Daly
Marion Barnes
Harold Stevens
Ferry Road
Head Start Dental and Medical Unit
Live In Council On Aging
Kennebunk Beach
Margaret Stevens
Elvira Lord
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Concert At Carnegie Hall
In Carnegie Hall the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra from Tokyo, led by Arthur Fiedler, performs a varied program including Prokofiev Classical Symphony and selections from Rossini Bernstein and Offenbach. audience filled, 2790 seats, concert late start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carnegie Hall
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
Tokyo
Arthur Fiedler
Boston
Fiedler
Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Pops
Boston Symphony
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony
America
U.S
Carnegie
Prokofiev
Rossini
Leonard Bernstein
Offenbach
Chain Link Barrier Going Up In Korea Front Fence Planned
U S forces on an 182 mile section of Korea's DMZ are constructing a chain link barrier to reduce North Korean sneak attacks that killed at least 20 Americans and wounded 60 in the last year. Korean authorities expect a similar 151 mile border fence on their side to be completed by spring with watch towers and barbed wire. Lt Col George Meighan says the fence itself is not the barrier and success hinges on vigilant soldiers along the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Meighan
Night patrols deploy searchlights and detection gear
The unit aids its troops by observing infiltrator movement with night searchlights and electronic detection equipment, enabling early warning during operations.
Youths Free On Bail After Night Brawl
Biddeford police announced two local youths were bailed after a late night Washington Street brawl. Russell Lavoie aged 18 of 45 Procter Avenue and David Mailhiot aged 20 of 225 Guinea Road allegedly fought with officers Sgt. Adelbert Morin and Patrolman Benoit Martin who attempted to break up the melee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Biddeford Y
Washington Street
Russell Lavoie
Procter Avenue
David Mailhiot
Guinea Road
Adelbert Morin
Benoit Martin
Ralph Ross Named Temporary York County Clerk of Courts
Augusta Maine Ralph Ross was appointed temporary York County Clerk of Courts after the death of J Albert Merryman Chief Justice Robert Williamson announced the interim selection The law passed October 7 1967 requires Maine Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice to appoint all clerks of courts A permanent appointment will follow Ross previously served 1955 to 1961 and left public life last March to focus on his law practice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
York County
J. Albert Merryman
Ralph Ross
Sanford
Robert Williamson
Journal
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Ross
Boston College Demonstration Disrupts Dow Recruiters
About 45 students protested Dow Chemical Co recruiters on the Boston College campus. Some carried signs accusing Dow of Napalm production and displayed photos of disfigured Vietnamese children. Interviews with 21 students resumed after the protest. Dow said it sought non chemistry majors. earlier Madison clashes drew 2500 protesters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Mass
Boston College
Dow Chemical Co
Dow Chemical Manufactures
Dow
Madison
Wisc
State University
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Boy Scouts
Funeral Home
Emond
J. P. Conroy
Shumway Funeral Service
Philip H. Gross Sr
Dennett & Craig
Dial
E. Terry Courtney
Knights of Pythias Hall
Biddeford Foss Street Methodist Church
South Biddeford Methodist Church
Foss Street
Crusader
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Robin Olds
MI6
Olds
North Vietnam
Advent Christian Church
Hill and
Chapel Streets
Luke E. Hart Council
Council Hall
Marine
Jets
Kennebunk AL Auxiliary
Saco’s
Yomuri Nippon Symphony
Senate
House
Congress
John J. Williams
Del
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Williams
Johnson
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Appropriations Committee
Senate House
Departments of State, Justice and Commerce
Department of Transportation
Department of Agriculture
Cail
Roland A, Rioux
Af’ Metropolitan Life
Shoe Corp
Smith Street
Biddeford, Maine
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