Rev Merrick Streeter Dies at 85 in Maine Radar
Private funeral services are planned for Rev Merrick L Streeter 85 in Warwick following his sudden death after a brief illness. Memorial set for Sunday at 3 pm at Spring Green Memorial Church with interment details and tributes in Ocean Park Maine where he and Mary Hall Streeter served as missionaries. Surviving are his widow three daughters twelve grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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Warwick
Merrick L. Streeter
Spring Green Memorial Church
Worcester
Mass
Streeter
Brown University
Burma
Harriett S. Tuttle
East Winthrop
Maine
Dorothy S. Leach
This City
Mary S. Rose
Garden City
Mich
Porter Hall
Ocean Park
Biddeford Man Henri Pare Dies After Long Illness
Henri R Pare 63 of 372 Green St Biddeford died at home after a long illness Born April 6 1904 in Biddeford son of John and Regina Pare formerly a watchman at the Boston and Maine Railroad crossing gates in Old Orchard Beach He is survived by his widow Blanche Garneau Pare a son John Pare three daughters Hilda Frechette Con stance Buchanan Sonia Martel four sisters Flor ence Cote Emma Thibeault Beatrice Peloquin Lucienne Clark three brothers Albert Edmond Alphonse all of Biddeford seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral services 830 am Saturday from St Josephs Church with interment in St Josephs Cemetery Biddeford Friends may call at Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stone Biddeford 7 10 pm today and 2 4 and 7 10 pm tomorrow.
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Henri R. Pare
Green St
Biddeford
John
Regina Desnoyer Pare
Boston and Maine
Old Orchard Beach
St. Joseph's Church
Blanche Garneau Pare
John Pare
Hilda Frechette
Constance Buchanan
Sonia Martel
Florence Cote
Emma_ Thibeault
Beatrice Peloquin
Lucienne Clark
Albert
Edmond
Alphonse Pare
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Sansoucy
Stone
Prayers Planned For Charles Loranger at Sodality
Members of St Margaret s Ladies Sodality meet at 8 tonight at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home Portland Avenue to say prayers for Charles Loranger husband of member Mrs Elaine Loranger.
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Old Orchard Beach
St. Margaret's Ladies Sodality
Portland Avenue
Charles
Loranger
Elaine Loranger
Henry Dumas Vietnam Casualty Report
Mr and Mrs Henry Dumas of 2 Stockman Avenue Saco were informed their son Henry C J Dumas was wounded in Vietnam He is hospitalized with injuries described as serious and not yet fully detailed News note from the Journal provides no further medical specifics
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Henry Dumas
Stockman Ave
Saco
Henry C. J. Dumas
Vietnam
Dumas
Funeral Directors and addresses listed in obituary notice
SHUMWAY Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco 284 5611 Philip H Gross Sr Director EMOND S Funeral Home at 28 5511 Frank X Emond J P Conroy are named in the notice reflecting funeral arrangements and directors involved.
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Shumway Funeral Service
Spring Street
Saco
Philip H. Gross Sr
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Spring St
Card of Thanks to Notre Dame Hospital Staff
Sincere thanks to the doctors and nurses of the Notre Dame Hospital for their kind care and to relatives and friends for flowers cards and gifts during my recent illness. Mrs. Joseph Ledoux
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St. Neaoah's Parish
Lesieur
Claudia Farrell
Notre Dame Hospital
Joseph Ledoux
Libby Rites Held for Mrs Alice A Libby in Biddeford
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice A. Libby of 349 Main St Biddeford were held yesterday at 11 a.m. from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco with Rev Gerald E Burtt of Trinity Episcopal Church Saco officiating. Interment followed at Dunstan Cemetery Scarborough with prayers by Father Burtt.
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Alice A. Libby
Main St
Biddeford
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Saco
Gerald E. Burtt
Trinity Episcopal Church
Dunstan Cemetery
Scarborough
Father Burtt
Funeral services for Alfred A. Hubert Biddeford
Funeral services for Alfred A. Hubert of 35 Elm Street Biddeford were held at St. Joseph's Church with a solemn requiem high mass by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Elie Hevey assisted by Rev. Sylvia Levesque and Rev. Valmont Gilbert. Interment followed in St. Joseph's Cemetery with graveside prayers by Father Gilbert. Bearers were Richard Haskell Leo Montpas Maurice Lupien Donald Vachon Leo Paul Bouthilllette and Raymond Bouthilllette.
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Alfred A. Hubert
Elm St
Biddeford
St. Joseph’s Church
Elie Hevey
Sylvia Levesque
Valmont Gilbert
Diana Rousselle
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Gilbert
Funeral services for Edward B. Springer
Edward B. Springer 76 of Miami died August 30. Funeral from Reed-Gautier Chapel with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Survived by four sons Arthur Carl Berton and Allen Springer all of Miami and two daughters Marion and Eleanor Springer. Summer resident of Old Orchard Beach Maine.
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Edward B. Springer
Miami
Fla
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Reed-Gautier
Woodlawn
Springer
Arthur
Carl
Berton
Allen Springer
Marion
Eleanor Springer
Legion Unit Donates to Jimmy Fund and Others
The Owen-Davis Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary in Saco held a meeting at Beach Street post home. Reports were read on secretary treasurer Sunshine and Coupon chairs, social activities, and a Cape Porpoise banquet. Donations were approved for the Jimmy Fund Pride Training School and a Togus carnival.
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Owen - Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Beach Street
Saco Post
Eva Sherman
Sunshine
Gertrude Rankin
Rose Sullivan
Sherman
Gilberte Lavoie
York County Council
Captain’s
Cape Porpoise
Florence Lewis
Pride Training School
Jimmy Fund
Togus Veterans Hospital
Thornton Academy
Dirigo Girls State
Colby College Waterville
Rankin
Doris Taylor
Legion Group Announces Sale Of Pins And Earrings
The Tighe Beaudoin Farley Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary met at Biddeford post home Elm Street. Mrs Pauline Kennedy announced a sale of pins and matching earrings. Treasurer Miss Germaine Lariviere and secretary Miss Marguerite Poire read reports.
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Pauline Kennedy
Tighe - Beaudoin - Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Post Home
Elm Street
Biddeford
Alice Goulet
Kennedy
Germaine Lariviere
Marguerite Poire
Lea Cadorette
Nelie Petit
Sunshine
Mamie Gagne
Lorette L'Heureux
Webber Hospital
Marie Jeanne Pelletier
Notre Dame Hospital
St. Andre's School
St. Louis High School
Miss Poire
Corrinne Clark
Rachel
Martel
Cadorette
Local residents return from trips and medical update
Mrs Emelienne Pinette of 115 Hill Street Biddeford has come back from a Quebec vacation and Expo 67. Robert Morrison of 112 Franklin Street Saco is a patient at Webber Hospital Biddeford for medical care.
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Emelienne Pinette
Hill St
Biddeford
Quebec
Robert Morrison
Franklin St
Saco
Webber
Community Meetings and Services News Roundup
The Full Gospel Assembly holds an evangelistic service Friday at 7 30 p m in the American Legion Hall Biddeford. Pioneer Girls meet Friday at 6 30 p m at Lyman Baptist Church Goodwins Mills. A Ladies Prayer meeting Friday at 10 a m at the Lyman Baptist Church parsonage Goodwins Mills. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes at St Monica s Kenne un k on Saturday 9 50 a m Grades 6 8 meet Friday after school.
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Full Gospel Assembly
American Legion Hall
Elm St
Biddeford
Pioneer Girls
Lyman Baptist Church
Goodwins Mills
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Monica's Church
Kennecunk
Band Boosters Start Birthday Calendar Drive in Kennebunk
The Band Boosters Club of Kennebunk launches its Community Birthday Calendar drive on September 18 to 25 with teen musicians and parents soliciting listings of local residents birthdays anniversaries and meeting dates. Co chairs are Mrs. Arnold Truscott and Mrs. Chester Cram. Directors include Heber Smith and Arnold Smith with area captains named across town and invites calls for listing participation.
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Kennebunk
Band Boosters Club
Arnold Truscott
Chester Cram
Heber Smith
Arnold Smith
Frederick Nadeau
Fletcher
Storer Street
Luther Derham
Summer Street
Landing
York
Brown Street
John G. Smith
Kennebunkport
Royal Smith
Lower Village
Stanton King
High Street
Arthur LeBlanc
Alewire
Robert Bryant
Kennebunk Beach
Arthur Pitman
West Kennebunk
Albert Berry
Woodside
Robert Johnson
Penwood Drive
Sea Road
Fred Truman
Ocean View Drive
Raymond Belyea
Wells Road
Western Avenue
Chester Dunham
Cat Mousam Road
Webber Hill
Lendall Smith
Portland
Biddeford School Board approves extra Kennedy teacher
The Biddeford Board of Education authorized hiring an additional first grade teacher at Kennedy School due to rising enrollment. Richard Howard was approved as Industrial Arts teacher to supervise a new distributive education program for about 20 girls. The panel denied paying Joseph Palmerion for an extra course, and approved next year’s payment for parallel bars for the high school.
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Biddeford Board of Education
Kennedy School
Herve Poissant
Cornelius Darcey
Christo Anton
Lucien Doyon
Leo Lemire
Bruce Smith
Smith
Richard Howard
Howard
Joseph Plamerion
Oak Ridge Road
Massachusetts Farms Run Family Style Despite Small Plots
State for Family Farms Boston AP notes Massachusetts farms average 102 acres and are typically family owned and operated. They earn the third highest cash income per acre among U S farms, highlighting a small but profitable sector.
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Family Farms
Boston
Massachusetts
Portland Weather Forecast: Fair, Cool Tonight
Fair and cool conditions in Portland tonight with lows in the 40s and light variable winds. Friday looks sunny and warm with highs in the low to mid 70s.
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Portland
Biddeford to Confer With Architects on Vocational Center
Biddeford's Regional Technical and Vocational Center planning group met to screen architects for the building beside Biddeford High School on Maplewood Avenue. The committee eyed Wadsworth Boston Dimick Mercer Weatherill of Portland and discussed project scope, cost, site timing, and potential state funding covering about three quarters of a projected $719 000 to $800 000 cost.
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Biddeford
Portland
West Street
Joseph Plamondon
Plamondon
Gay
North Vietnam air and ground actions drive high altitude missile raids
US air and naval operations continued against North Vietnam with heavy raids on suspected SAM activity in the south and strikes near Ha Noi and Hai Phong. In the delta 69 guerrillas were killed as weather hindered many missions, while civilian casualties rose to 634 killed or wounded and 403 kidnapped nationwide.
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North Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Sam Missiles and Flights of Swept-Wing Migi7s In the Hanoi-Haiphong
Hanoi
Red China
Dong Bi
Haiphong
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi-Haiphong
Dong Hoi
Tam Ky
Dmz
Panel Vetoes Added Seats At Friday Tilt
Biddeford city council rejected a plan to have the city assume responsibility for bleachers borrowed from the St. Louis Alumni Association for Friday night football. Councilman Lamontagne said the city should not insure seating. The panel also discussed a drainage problem on May Street and a city garage extension, referring the drainage matter to streets and clarifying timelines with officials.
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Biddeford High School
St. Louis
Biddeford
Waterhouse Field
Lamontagne
May Street
Leo Lemire
Armand Bergeron
Richard Sevigny
Bergeron
Lemire
Sevigny
Explorer Post 305 Seeks New Members in Biddeford
Explorer Post 305 in Biddeford launches a drive to recruit new members from area high schools. The program expands into hunting and camping with plans to join the National Rifle Association and complete the Safe Hunter course led by consultant Melvin Gay. Visits include Fletcher's Neck Coast Guard station and planned trips to Saco Bay islands.
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Explorer Post 305
Biddeford
Wonderful World’ of Scouting
National Rifle Association
Melvin Gay
Gay
Coast Guard
Fletcher's Neck
Biddeford Pool
Saco Bay Islands
Waldo Tibbetts Heads New Eastern Maine Development District
Waldo E. Tibbetts 40 a former CARE overseas operations deputy director is named deputy for the newly formed Eastern Maine Development District based in Brewer Maine He is a Bates College Georgetown Law graduate and a former CIA and Penn Mutual employee The district's director is Even Elwell former Maine State Treasurer.
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Augusta
Biddeford
CARE
New York
Eastern Maine
Brewer
Waldo E. Tibbetts
Bates College
Lewiston
Georgetown Law School
U.S. Department Foreign Services Institute
Even Elwell
Maine House
Brooks
Tibbetts
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Portland
India
Israel
Greece
Guatemala
Lions Club of
Extension Holds First Meeting at Ocean Park
The Ocean Park Extension held its first meeting since summer vacation at Porter Hall on Temple Avenue. Mrs. Ivy Corliss led the program explaining outdoor barbecue ingredients which were later given away. The noon dinner committee included Mrs. Mary Coburn, Mrs. Florence Johnson, Mrs. Myrtle Watson, Miss Luella Munn, and Mrs. Lorena Sanborn, with many members attending.
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Ocean Park
Ocean Park Extension
Porter Hall
Temple Avenue
Ivy Corliss
Mary Coburn
Florence Johnson
Myrtle Watson
Luella Munn
Lorena Sanborn
Ethel Whitten
Laura Gardner
Margaret Lord
Marion Dooley
Mae Hurrell
Edna Sulis
Martha Collier
Marion Hanscom
Mildred Cartwright
Carrie Groves
Doris Garland
Evelyn Bryant
Mildred Soule
Ida Dexter
Ruby Brown
Elizabeth Wilson
Ethel Rowlands
Ruth Severance
Georgia Severance
Ella Thresher
Frances Johnson
Apron Swap Highlights Eastern Star Ladies Group
Portland event features Past Matrons Association of Annette Chanter Eastern Star meeting at Katharine Smith home with Marion Johnson presiding. Next session set for Oct 11 at Swan Pond, Lyman home of Grace Littlefield. Assisting hostesses are Bernice Milliken and Louise Reed.
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Portland
Annette Chanter
Order of the Eastern Star
Saco
Katherine Smith
Morning Street
This City
Marion Johnson
Swan Pond
Lyman
Grace Littlefield
Bernice Milliken
Louise Reed
Youth Center expands Kennebunk pilot program
Lawrence Brackley announces a 10 week pilot at the Kennebunk Youth Center starting the week of Oct 1 open to ages 13 through 18. Peter Judge will be part time director with indoor games and scheduled Fridays Saturdays. Dances monthly with volunteer chaperones and hopes for outdoor expansion.
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Kennebunk
Lawrence Brackley
Peter Judge
Gorham State College
Biddeford Junior High School
Park Street
Town Recreation Commission
Youth Center Committee
Kennebunk High School
Youth Center
Charles Morlock
Walter Moulton
Saco Union Circle Holds Supper Meeting
The Ladies Union Circle of North Saco Congregational Church met at the Ferry Beach cottage of Mrs. Sumner Hearn. President Mrs. Marilyn Milliken led business. plans include a church cleanup Saturday and a rummage sale Oct 14 from 10 am to noon.
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Ladies Union Circle
North Saco
Rose Grace
Edna Wilcox
Marion Randall
Lillian Macomber
Joyce Poulin
Rachel Thurston
Eleanor Carpenter
Mary Fogg
Katherine Huston
Hazel Tripp
Sumner Hearn
Robert Couture Named Social Worker at St. Louis Home
Robert J. Couture was hired as the Social Worker for the new Social Work Department at St. Louis Home in Scarborough. He will report Sept. 11 and coordinates child services under Catholic Charities guidance. Couture, a Saco native and Thornton Academy graduate, previously worked in Portland and Augusta.
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Division of Child Welfare
Portland
Augusta
Couture
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Saco
Annual Retreat To Be Held By Saco Church
Rev. Paul K. Weimer of the First Parish Church in Saco announces the annual retreat at Rokcraft Lodge on Sealog o Lake for tomorrow and Saturday. Rev. Alan Jones will host, with Dr. Stephen Szikszai as resource leader. Szikszai is a respected Old Testament scholar at Bangor Theological Seminary born in Hungary.
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Paul K. Weimer
United Church of Christ
Saco
Rokcraft Lodge
Sealogo Lake
Alan Jones
Rockcraft
Stephen Szikszai
George A. Gordon
Bangor Theological Seminary
Szikszai
Hungary
Absolutorium of the
Reformed Theological Seminary
Sarospatak
Debrecen University
Erlangen University
Uninion Theological Seminary
New York
Germany
Bangor
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Metropolitan
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Merrick Streeter
Denneti & Craig
Main Street
Dial
Clara M. Reggap
George
Legion
Legion Group
Societe St. Jean Baptiste de Bienfaisance
Peter L. Gerety
Main
Elm Streets
Clarence Laplante
St. Francis College
Gerety
St. Joseph Church
Main Street City Square
Jefferson Street
Center Street
Painchaud
Arthur Boissonneault
Societe
Explorer Post
Went &F
Waldo Tibbetts
Book Dearborn’s
Alfred Street
Carey Bros
Thacher Santos
Shumway
Saco Union Circle
Robert Couture
Saco Church
Carmena, Cretaro
Metropolitan Life
Parmonds
Ment
Ling Diamonds
Carry Bros
Jewelers
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