Local Personal News From Biddeford and Nearby Areas
Gerard Drouin transferred from Webber hospital to Maine Medical Center in Portland. Miss Grace Janelle of Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber hospital. Mr and Mrs Edward Geary of Biddeford have returned home from a two month Europe tour, two weeks in Ireland. Randall Lavigne, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Lavigne of Biddeford, has enlisted in the U S Coast Guard for four years and leaves for Cape May New Jersey for 13 weeks basic training. Robert Brochu of Riddeford has returned to Miami after summer work at Animal Forest Park in York Beach and will return next spring.
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Gerard
Gerry) Drouin
Webber Hospital
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Grace Janelle
Bradbury Street
Biddeford
Edward Geary
Westmore Avenue
Europe
Ireland
Randall Lavigne
Robert Lavigne
Hill Street
U. S. Coast Guard
Cape May
N. J
Robert Brochu
Alma Brochu
Dupont Avenue
Riddeford
Miami
Fla
Animal Forest Park
York Beach
Brochu
Death of Sadie E Bragdon 84 Widow of Clifford A Bragdon
Sadie E Burnham Bragdon 84 widow of Clifford A Bragdon died at home in Saco after a brief illness. She leaves three sons Clifford A George F E Bragdon of Saco York and Clifford W Bragdon of Sanford and a daughter Mrs William Burroughs of Sanford. Funeral at Dennett and Craig funeral home 365 Main Street Saco tomorrow at 9:30 a m with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Bridgeport.
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Sadie E. Bragdon
Clifford A. Bragdon
Hubbard Street
Saco
Henry and
Ellen (Drew) Burnham
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main Street
Woodlawn
Bidgeford
Saco groups set meetings for elections and events
The Saco Firemen's Auxiliary will meet Thursday night at 8 at the fire station for officer elections. Cub Scout Pack 310 meets tomorrow at 3 15 at the First Parish Congregational Church parish house Beach Street Saco. The Saco Democrat Social Club holds its annual officer election tonight at GAR Hall in Saco City Hall.
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Saco Firemen’s Auxiliary
First Parish Congregational
Beach Street
Saco
Saco Democrat Social Club
GAR Hall
Saco City Hall
Church choirs rehearse and smorgasbord supper set
The Unitarian Universalist Youth choir meets Thursday at 6 30 p m at the Saco Unitarian parish house. The Chancel choir of the Saco United Baptist church rehearses at 3 30 p m and the senior choir at 7 30 p m. The E and L club of the Saco School Street Methodist church will serve a smorgasbord supper Thursday from 5 50 to 7 p m at the church vestry.
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Unitarian - Universalist
Saco Unitarian
Saco United Baptist Church
E. and L. Club
Saco School Street Methodist Church
D Of I Circle Social At Biddeford Hall
The September social of Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella was held in St John hall Biddeford with Eva Moreau as chairman and Rita Redis as cochairman. Winners named include Mrs Arthur Gervais and several other local members. Cake awards honored members by month with June to September recipients listed. Special awards went to a group of members including Vivian Mondor and Yvonne Lauzier.
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Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Daughters of Isabella
St. John Hall Adams Street
Biddeford
Eva Moreau
Rita Redis
Cochairman
Arthur Gervais
Flora Lambert
Yvette Bergeron
Irene Landry
Nancy Perry
Isabelle Boucher
Francoise Gendron
Jeanne Belise
Martha Neault
Emma Jalbert
Marcelle Duranceau
Carmen Ruel
Jeannette Brochu
Marie Ange Taberge
Fabiola Rock
Marie Roussel
Yvonne Lauzier
Jeannette le Tourneau
Jeannette Morin
Lucille Andrews
Blanche Lemieux
Vivian Mondor
Jeannette Ouellette
Rose Daigle
Alice Metayer
Yvonne Marcotte
Claire Croteau
Kennedy Campaign Stops Rally in Erie Audience Tops 15000
GOP rally in front of an Erie hotel drew an estimated crowd over 15,000 as high school classes were dismissed. Kennedy spoke at a breakfast in Erie with about 400 Democratic workers and prepared remarks for Lockport NY later. He urged federal action to aid the public and defended the Seaway project despite port competition. He planned stops at North Tonawanda Niagara Falls Lockport and Rochester for New York's 45 electoral votes.
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O. G. Holland
Erie
Kennedy
Lake Erie
St. Lawrence Seaway
Atlantic
Boston
Lockport
N.Y
North Tonawanda
Niagara Falls
Rochester
New York
Card of Thanks to St Joseph Parish and Webber Hospital
Mrs. Marianne Charest expresses sincere thanks to the priests of St Joseph parish nurses and doctors of Webber Hospital for care and kindness and to relatives and friends for expressions of sympathy during a deeply appreciated time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Parish
Webber Hospital
Marianne Charest
Desmarais Rites Set For Biddeford Man
Rene Desmarais 43 of 304 South Street Biddeford died yesterday at a local hospital born in Biddeford son of Wilfred and Rose Anne Fontain Desmarais He leaves a son Paul and daughter Lucienne both of Biddeford three brothers Ernest Robert Gerard four sisters Lucille McClentick Chesterfield Ind Annette Dupre Augusta Lorraine Hubert Biddeford and Florence Goudreau Haverhill Mass Services at St Joseph church Friday at 8 30 a m Friends may call Sansoucy Funeral Home 1 Stonestreet from 1 to 10 p m prior to services
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Rene Desmarais
South Street
Biddeford
Wilfred
Rose Anne (Fontain) Desmarais
Paul
Lucienne
Ernest
Robert
Gerard
Lucille McClentick
Chesterfield
Ind
Annette Dupre
Augusta
Lorraine Hubert
Florence Goudreau
Haverhill
Mass
St. Joseph Church
Sansoucy Funeral Home
Stonestret
Mrs Corinne Plante 82 Biddeford resident dies after long illness
Corinne Plante 82 of 98 South Street Biddeford died after a long illness at a local hospital. She was born in Stukely Quebec daughter of Noel and Sophie Ledoux. She worked for Pepperell Manufacturing and was a member of St Ann Society and St Joseph Church. Surviving husband Francois Plante a son Roger Cote and two brothers among others. Services at St Joseph Church Friday at 9 15 a m with viewing at Bolduc funeral home today and Thursday 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinne (Cote) Plante
South Street
Biddeford
Stukely
P. Q
Noel and
Sophie Lacombe
Ledoux
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
St. Ann
St. Joseph Parish
St. Joseph Church
Westbrook
Francois Plante
Roger Cote
Lena Cote
Pierre
Delphis Ledoux
Bolduc
Alfred Street
Funeral Services for Robert W. Biggar Sr in Saco
Funeral services were held yesterday at 2 p m from the United Baptist church for Robert W. Biggar Sr of Greenville SC a former Ace resident. Rev Stanley Bennett officiated and burial followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Bearers named: John Hill Harley Scammon Sr Philips Sanborn Hugh Phillips John Rankin Jr and Thomas Mercier.
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Saco ‘United Baptist Church
Robert W. Biggar
Greenville
S. C
Ace
Stanley Bennett
Laurel Hill Cemetery
John Hill
Harley Scammon
Philips
Sanborn Hugh Phillips
John Rankin, Jr
Thomas Mercier
St Anne Sodality to Pray for Mrs. Corinne Plante
Members of St Anne Sodality of St Joseph church will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at Boldue funeral home 291 Alfred street Biddeford to say prayers for Mrs Corinne Plante.
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St Anne Sodality of
St. Joseph
Boldue Funeral Home
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Corinne Plante
Stolen items found on Saco porch puzzle owner
Paul Lavoie of 20 Mt Pleasant Street Biddeford reported stolen items from his car on Factory Island Saco have been returned found in a bag on his porch last night. Earlier the week he reported a wheel cover a 12 inch cigar one small cushion and four handker chiefs missing.
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Paul Lavoie
Mt. Pleasant Street
Biddeford
Saco
Factory Island
Lavoie
Bogus salesman jailed for $4270 scam in Portland
George M Whitehouse aged 60 received a 2 to 4 year prison term after admitting defrauding a South Portland teacher Miss Rachel F Hoyt of 4270 dollars by selling bogus shares in a Seabrook New Jersey racetrack he did not own.
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Portland (Ap
George M Whitehouse
South Portland
Saic
Rachel F. Hoyt
Seabrook, NJ
Weather Outlook for Portland Area
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy and cool conditions this afternoon with gentle variable winds. Tonight will be cloudy with fog and drizzle and north to northeast winds around 5 to 15 mph. Thursday remains cloudy with fog and occasional rain and cool temperatures. Overnight lows vary, with Portland about 48 and Caribou about 52 degrees.
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Portland
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Old Town
Rumford
Mt. Wash
Concord
Montreal
Kingston Trio Named Hottest Act Of Year
Hollywood AP reports the Kingston Trio led by Dave Guard Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane are the hottest act. They hold four gold albums and their String Along LP tops sales. They tour and film ads while resisting Las Vegas or Hollywood offers and live suburban life near San Francisco. A Tucson intruder story follows.
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Hollywood
Kingston Trio
Hollywood Bowl
Dave Guard
Nick Reynolds
Bob Shane
Republic Studios
Tom Dooley
Sucess
Kingstons
San Francisco Bay Area
Nick
Las Vegas
Vegas
Dave
Bob
Skindiver testifies he was fired on in lobsters case
Biddeford man Robert Champagne 28 told Judge Simon Spill he was fired on by lobstermen while skin diving at Fortunes Rocks Cove. Champagne paid a $10 fine after admitting taking a lobster without a license. Coastal Warden Donald O. McIntosh filed the complaint.
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Biddeford
Simon Spill
Spill
Robert Champagne
Fortunes Rocks Cove
Donald 0. McIntosh
Patrick A. Gadbois
North Street
Saco
John C. Pride
Alfred
Raymond Amnette
Center Street
Amnotte
Philip Poirier
Poirier
TV Thriller Draws Plea To Gensors
AP TV-Radio writer Cynthia Lowry reviews ABC notables in Close Up debut. The documentary contrasts prejudice in Chicago Grosse Pointe Nebraska and New York as it hints at broader network tension with recent Thrillers on NBC. Lowry credits the series as important despite season fatigue.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
ABC
Mason- Dixon Line
Chicago
Grosse Pointe
Mich
Nebraska
Wind storm hits Holiness Church in Wallville area
A wind storm in Wallville Oklahoma ripped the Holiness Church. Mrs Eugene Simpson a Red Cross worker found in the rubble a torn hymn from a hymnbook titled Master The Tempest Is Rag.
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Wallville
Okla
Holiness
Eugene Simpson
Red Cross
Jinc
Saco Democratic Committee Hears Candidate Bedard
Camille Bedard the Democratic candidate for state representative from Saco spoke at the Saco municipal courtroom meeting of the Saco Democratic city committee. She urged using a large group of workers at wards on election day November 8 to ensure the city votes Democratic by a large margin. Plans were made for the use
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Camille Bedard
Saco
Democratic City Committee
Bedard
Campaign group session notes and upcoming meeting date
The session featured speakers including Charles Mistos as chair, Donald McCone as secretary, Glenn Yarborough as treasurer, Mrs. Ruth Nolette, Viola Wells, a board of registration member, Alderman Alcide Dechambeault, and Romeo Dumont. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday October 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mistos
Donald McCone
Glenn Yarborough
Ruth Nolette
Viola Wells
Board of Registration
Alcide Dechambeault
Romeo Dumont
Anglican Church Names First native South African Bishop
In Johannesburg the Anglican Church named Canon Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu of Durban as assistant bishop of the Diocese of St. John's. Zulu, a member of the Zulu royal house, is the church’s first native South African bishop.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Anglican Church
Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu
Durban
Haseen
St. John’s
Adult Courses At Saco Begin October 10
The Saco Adult Education survey is underway with cards sent to grammar and high school students to gather parental course preferences. Griffith says a tentative October 6 registration at Thornton Academy will allow weekly classes Mondays from 7 to 9 p m for 10 weeks starting October 10. The city provides 500 dollars for the program and Thornton Academy offers facilities for the courses.
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Saco
Sidney Griffith
Griffith
Sacowich
Doyle Conner Makes His Mark Early in Florida Politics
Doyle Conner of Starke Florida became the youngest member of the Florida House at 21 in 195 . He later became the youngest speaker in 1957 and the youngest Florida Cabinet member at 31. Conner won the Democratic nomination for commissioner of agriculture last spring with no Republican opposition. The piece notes the distinction between Atlantic hurricanes and Pacific typhoons.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Doyle Conner
Starke
Florida
House of Representatives
House
Conner
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