Obituary notices for Eaton and Littlefield residents
Percy E. Eaton 69 of Kennebunkport died in a Portland hospital after a brief illness born Nashua New Hampshire December 18 1905 a MIT graduate and WWII naval officer he taught at MIT and served as dean of students at California Institute of Technology died in 1968 he was active in many local organizations and leaves a widow a son and a daughter. Dayton resident Percy E Littlefield 90 died in a Sanford nursing home after a lengthy illness born Limington October 10 1884 he was a farmer and attended Hollis Center Baptist Church survived by a son two daughters five grandchildren and five great grandchildren funeral services were held at Shumway Gross Funeral Home with interment at Highland Cemetery Clark's Mills.
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Kennebunkport
Paul C. Eaton
West Street
Portland
Nashua
N.H
Ivory C
Edna (Conant) Eaton
Maine
Phillips Exeter Academy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard Ar
Robert M. Howes
Arundel Cemetery
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Summer St
Kennebunk
Dayton
Percy E. Littlefield
Sanford
Limington
Edward K
Sarah
Day) Littlefield
Hollis Center Baptist Church
Bernard K. Littlefield
Natalie Moran
Elaine Grantham
Bot
Frank
William Littlefield
Funeral Home
Oil Executive To Head Study At University Of Maine
Larry Mahaney president of Webber Oil Co. from Bangor named chairman of the University of Maine External Study Committee. The lay task force will compare salary scales of education and business institutions with the university and meet next month with another session set for Sept. 3 to prepare recommendations.
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Bangor, Maine
Bangor
University of Maine
Larry Mahaney
Webber Oil Co
Youth Fellowship Opens at United Baptist Church Saco
Youth from United Baptist Church 318 Main St Saco are invited to the opening session of the Youth Fellowship led by Rev Sumner M Grant at 6 30 p m Sunday in the Cobb Baptist Parish House Regular church school classes run 9 30 a m with age graded groups The 10 30 a m worship features Rev Grant on Puppets or Partners with Christine Emerson as soloist and Lawrence C Davis organist Younger children stay in classrooms while older youth join worship with parents or teachers Also noted Priscilla Grenier of Jenkins Road Saco is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital.
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United Baptist Church
Main St
Saco
Sumner M. Grant
Cobb Baptist
Mr. Grant
Milestone Hires OOB Manager In Milestone Foundation Post
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Rita Belair suspended town manager remains active at Milestone Foundation as assistant treasurer since Sept. 8 and could resume town duties if courts or elections favor her. She notes Milestone chief Bill Mullen offered the treasurer job. Jerome Plante has served as acting manager since January. Belair cites court rulings and political changes as factors in her return prospects.
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Old Orchard Beach
Rita Belair
Milestone Foundation
Belair
Eloise Threat Lingers as Caribbean Faces Storm
Tropical storm Eloise threatens Caribbean islands and eastern Mexico after killing at least 42 people. Forecasters warn it could regain hurricane strength as it moves toward the Yucatan Peninsula, with heavy rains expected for Cayman Islands Cuba and Mexico.
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Miami
Caribbean Islands
Mexico
Eloise
Miles Lawrence
National Hurricane Center
Cuba
Yucatan Peninsula
Lawrence
Cozumel
Island
Cayman Islands
Florida Keys
Pamela Brown dies at 58 world renowned actress
LONDON AP Pamela Brown a British film and stage actress dies at age 58. She began at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford and later starred with Sir Laurence Olivier in Hamlet and King Lear stage versions. She appeared in New York productions The Country Wife and Heartbreak House. Betty Hopper Seattle AP Betty Hopper first regional sports editor for The Associated Press dies at 52 after a long illness. Her news career spanned 35 years and she filed the first report on the 1964 Alaska earthquake.
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Pamela Brown London
Pamela Brown
Shakespeare Memorial Theater
Stratford-on-Avon
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet
King Lear
Miss Brown
New York
Betty Hopper
Seattle
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Miss Hopper
Alaska
UMaine Board of Trustees Meet in Bangor Agenda
The University of Maine Board of Trustees meets at Bangor Community College. Topics include annual reports on athletic and Indian scholarships, a reorganization plan for the performing arts division, a university budget status, a transfer of credit question, personnel actions, and the status of a medical microwave interconnection agreement with Maine Public Broadcasting Network.
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Bangor
Local Funeral Homes Directory for Saco and Biddeford
SHUMWAY AND GROSS Funeral Service at 35 Spring St Saco 284 5611 DENNETT AND CRAIG 365 Main St Saco Maine Tel 282 0562 EMOND AND CONROY Funeral Home John P Conroy Jr Director 72 Hill St Biddeford 284 5511 or 282 1818 SANSOUCY BLAIS Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford 283 3653 R Martel Director
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Biddeford
Maine Legislature Schedules Twelve Committees For Next Week
Twelve committees and subcommittees will meet next week with most sessions at the State House in Augusta. Meetings include Education and Education Finance on Monday and Tuesday, and Taxation and Legal Affairs on Wednesday, with others on Thursday and Friday at designated locations.
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Maine
State House
Legislative
Boothbay Harbor
Education Finance Commission
Legislative Judiciary Committee
Legislative Committee On Taxation
Appropriations and
Natural Resources Committee
State Office
Legislative Jobs Committee
Arnold's Ill-Fated March To Quebec Reenacted
Cambridge hosts a mock Arnold expedition retracing the 1775 Quebec march led by over 600 reenactors with transport aid from the Maine National Guard. The two week event ends with a Oct 4 mock battle against 250 Canadians in Quebec City. Jim McMahon offers constituent services for Rep. David Emery weekly in Biddeford.
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Arnold
Quebec
Cambridge
Mass
Benedict Arnold
Eorge Washington
Maine
British Canada
Newburyport
Richard Montgomery
Pittston
Kennebec River
Maine National Guard
Quebec City
Jim McMahon
U.S
David Emery
Casco Bank
Biddeford City Square
Vandalism Hits Biddeford Area Frags Multiple Property Break-ins
Biddeford residents report Friday vandalism causing about 875 in damages. Incidents include a shattered windshield on Lafayette Street, a damaged Black River bridge barrier, four slashed tires on a Main Street vehicle, two broken high school windows, and a plate glass window shattered at Metropolitan Corp offices. Suspect Marcia Wallingford, 27, was arrested and is due for arraignment in Saco District Court.
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Norman Bolduc
Lafayette Street
Biddeford
Black River Bridge
South Street
State Highway Department
Linda Shaffer
Saco
Main Street
Iddeford
Marcia Wallingford
Washington St
Metropolitan Corp
Main St
Ms. Wallingford
Saco District Court
Water by forked branch draws dowser praise in Vermont
Danville Vermont AP report on American Society of Dowsers convention where Jack W Livingston a veteran dowser cites success in locating water and minerals with a Y branch or whale bone. He estimates 600 wells found with 98 percent accuracy as seminars discuss noxious rays confidence building and saline applications.
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Danville, Vt
American Society of Dowsers
Jack W. Livingston
Newcastle
Cal
Livingston
American Society of Dowsers, Inc
Diviners
Ted Kaufmann
New York City
Kaufmann
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