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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1973

Page

2

Death of Sister Cecile Madore at Bay View Saco

Sister Cecile Madore of Bay View Saco died April 3 at age 60 after a life as teacher and principal in Maine and Massachusetts. Survived by five brothers and four sisters, she served as nurse at the Sisters Residence Bay View. A mass will be held Saturday at 10 am with interment in Biddeford’s St. Joseph Cemetery. Arrangements by Emond Funeral Home Biddeford.

Cecile Madore St. Prisca S.C Bay View Saco van Buren Antoine A Sarah (Levesque) Madore Congregation of the Servants of the Immaculate Hear of Mary Good — Sisters of Quebec Madore Massachusetts Maine St. Andre Biddeford Joseph and Everett Gerard Irenee California Lionel South West Harbor Antoine St. Pierre Clarence Cyr Emond Funeral Home Hill St

Janet Macmillan 79 dies after lengthy illness in Saco

Janet Macmillan 79 of 26 Mechanic St Saco died April 4 in a local hospital after a long illness. Born March 15 1894 in Rutherglen Scotland she emigrated 1910 to New York then moved to Saco in 1954. Survived by siblings and nieces nephews funeral Saturday 2 pm Dennett and Craig Funeral Home. Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery. Visitation Friday 7 9 pm.

Janet Macmillan Mechanic St Saco Rutherglen Scotland Thomas and Margaret Paterson) Macmillan Bronxville N.Y First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ Women's Educational and Industrial Union Archiebald P. Macmillan Linden N.J Everett Ladd Robert King Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main St Paul K. Weimer Laurel Hill Cemetery

Young Local Boy David Efird Dies After Brief Illness

David B. Efird 5 of 2 Stackpole Drive died April 3 in a Portland hospital after a brief illness. Born in Lynchburg Virginia on September 15 1917 he was a kindergarten pupil at School Street School. Survived by parents and extended family. Funeral services held tonight at Dennet and Craig Funeral Home Saco with burial in Altavista Memorial Park Virginia.

Old Orchard David B. Efird Stackpole Drive Portland Lynchburg Henry Hilda Ferris Efird David School Street Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle Counsins Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main St Saco Clive Meidah The Altavista Altavista Memorial Park

Card of Thanks for Webber Hospital Care

Sincere thanks to the doctors and nurses of the Webber Hospital and the priests for their kind care, also to my relatives and friends for the beautiful gifts and cards sent me during my recent stay at the hospital. Mary G. O'Meara.

Webber Hospital

David Brian Efird Dies at Five in Portland

Five year old David Brian Efird of Old Orchard Beach died after a short illness in Portland on Thursday April 3. Memorial services are set for this evening at 8 at Dennett & Craig Funeral Home in Saco. Burial will be in Alto Vista Virginia. Flowers requested to Finch & Finch Funeral Home in Alto Vista Va.

Efird David Brian Stackpole Drive Old Orchard Beach Portland Thuesdavy Dennett & Craig Funeral Home Main St Saco Alti Vista Virginia Finch & Finch Funeral Home

Weather Outlook for Portland Tonight and Thursday

Portland forecast shows light snow in the north tonight with rain elsewhere and lows in the 30s. Thursday dries in the south with rain to snow mixing in the north and highs in the 30s north to lower 40s south.

Portland

Mrs Alice Gay 82 Dies in Baraboo after Maine birth

Baraboo Wisconsin resident since 1950 and former Mills Maine native Mrs Alice Goodwin Gay died April 3 at age 82. Survived by daughter Mrs Donald Pierce of Baraboo and two sons Mayland Proctor Biddeford Maine Otis Proctor Wallingford Conn. Funeral planned in Baraboo with services to follow.

Baraboo Wis Alice Goodwin Gay Goodwins Mills Maine Saco Fred Ella Stacy Donald Pierce Mayland Proctor Biddeford Otis Proctor Wallingford Conn Roy Goodwin Honolulu Hawaii Charles Florida LOW A. M. P

Pap Screening Clinic Planned at Kennebunk Clinic

A Pap screening clinic for women over 20 will be held at Joseph W. Bergen Memorial Clinic 24 Portland Road Kennebunk on Saturday April 14 from 10 am to 2 pm. Coordinated by Kennebunk Public Health Association and the American Cancer Society, the fee is 1 for residents and 2.50 for nonresidents with Medicare accepted. Appointment by calling 985 3551 before April 14.

Kennebunk Joseph W. Bergen Portland Road Kennebunk Public Health Association American Cancer Society The

Locke School To Close For Parent-Teacher Conferences

Locke School in Saco will be closed April 11 12 and 13 for parent teacher conferences. Superintendent Howard Cushman announced that conferences will also be held the evening of April 12.

Locke

New England Temperatures

A scanning electron microscope can magnify objects as much as 100000 times. The brief note references temperature readings in New England, though specifics are not detailed.

Safety Officers Edited By Sandra Newcomb

Joseph Cook, a two year patrolman with the Kennebunk Police Department, praises the department as efficient after attending basic police and drug schools. He is taking a night course at Biddeford High School in laws of arrest, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, 27 years ago, and is a 1964 Kennebunk High School graduate.

Sandra Newcomb Joseph Cook Kennebunk Police Department Kennebunk Cook Biddeford High School Harverhill Mass Kennebunk High School

Meatless Recipe From Mrs Pat Gorman of Waterville

Mrs Gorman the Maine meat boycott matriarch shares a meatless dish. Her seven children chose favorite recipes as they swarmed with ideas. The dish uses corn and cheese with bread crumbs and green pepper baked in a water bath at 350 for 35 minutes.

Pat Gorman Waterville Maine

Saco Officials Laud Conservation Commission and Maremont Over Goosefare Brook

Saco Mayor Berton Braley praised the Conservation Commission and Maremont Corp at a State DEP hearing in Saco. He said the group showed concern for cutting pollution in Goosefare Brook and aimed to meet all legal requirements while supporting 1,200 local jobs. Braley noted Maremont’s community responsibility and urged DEP mediation to resolve any differences for the common good.

Saco Berton Braley Saco Conservation Commission Maremont Corp Goosefare Brook State Department of Environmental Protection Braley Conservation Commission

Saco Firemen Responded to Three Alarms Tuesday

Saco firemen answered three alarms on Tuesday including a hot water heater blaze at 11 Hutchins St at 11 59 a.m. a light fixture problem at 3 13 p.m. at 12 Rumery St and a grease fire in a Heath Road home at 4 53 p.m.

Saco Fire Department Hutchins St Rumery St Heath Road

Goosefare Brook Hearing To Resume

The State Department of Environmental Protection will resume the hearing on Maremont Corporation's application to discharge waste water into Goosefare Brook as the firm builds a treatment facility valued at $966,000. The session is set for April 17 at 1 30 p.m. in the Saco City Hall auditorium.

State Department of Environmental Protection Maremont Corporation Goosefare Brook Saco City Hall

Maine Senate backs limited moose open season

The Maine Senate approved a bill establishing a limited open season for moose by a 19 to 13 vote after a 16 to 16 deadlock on initial consideration. The measure will return to the House and was supported by Sen. Joseph Sewall after he heard game biologists say moose must be killed to save them.

Augusta Maine Senate Joseph Sewall Old Town Vietnam Sewall

Kennebunk To Get Law Course By University Of Maine

Kennebunkport police officials announce University of Maine approval for law enforcement degree courses at Kennebunk High School starting this September. Courses may lead to nonlaw enforcement degrees, with tuition paid by Safe Streets Act funds and a two year department service requirement for officers.

Cecil Munson Kennebunkport Sherman Bonney University of Maine York County Keanebunk High School Bonney Sogram Kennebunk Savings Bank York County Mutual Aid

Disaster Relief Funds Saco Plans to Seek Federal Aid

Saco officials estimate $35,000 in damage to roads culverts and bridges from Monday's storm and plan to seek that sum in federal disaster relief. Maine Civil Defense says the region may qualify for disaster status pending statewide estimates. total regional damage could reach $750,000 to unlock federal funds.

Saco Civil Defense Leon Libbey Richard Murray Berton Braley Camp Ellis North Saco Maine Sam _ Yeaton York County Cumberland County

Frechette Improves After Mild Heart Attack

Wife of Andrew Frechette, superintendent of Biddeford Schools, says he is feeling much better and looking better after a mild heart attack Sunday. He remains in Coronary Care Unit at Webber Hospital and will move to recuperative unit with about another week of nursing expected following an ice hockey game in Portland.

York County Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Bonney Andrew Frechette Frechette Webber Hospital Webber Portland

Biddeford Police Chief Announces Wife Recovering at Home

Biddeford police chief Edgar Sevigny said his wife Bertha was released from Webber Hospital after two weeks of serious illness. He noted she underwent surgery and is recuperating at home, adding we almost lost her but she is fine now.

Biddeford Edgar Sevigny Bertha Webber Hospital

Biddeford School Board Meets At 8

The Biddeford School Board will meet this evening at 8 in the school department offices in Biddeford City Hall. The agenda includes a discussion with board members of the Saco Valley School for Retarded Children Biddeford on teaching of the mentally retarded in Biddeford schools. A major portion at 9 covers the Self-Evaluation Team administrative committee. Other business includes nominating a guidance director.

Biddeford Saco Valley

Arundel School Board Sets April 9 Meeting

Arundel School Committee will meet April 9 at 7 30 p m in the Mildred L Day Memorial School The 12 item agenda includes a report on the Public Employees Labor Relations Board hearing held April 6 regarding the teachers association alleged prohibited practice in negotiations The notice notes additional items and public interest in the proceedings

Arundel Mildred L. Day Memorial School Public Employes Labor Relations Board Teachers Association

Boycott Forces New Cafeteria Menu At College

Food service director Carson outlines a meatless week with 400 spaghetti orders and 200 cheese omelets amid a boycott. Meals include smorgasbord options and do it yourself salad bars, with two meat items nightly and no meat at breakfast. Portioned for 1200 servings per meal and aimed at nutrition balance.

Mark Woodhead Lewiston Alaska Carson New England Carsons

GAO Seeks Flight Records in Nixon-Era Disclosure Fight

Congressional auditors demand access to pre election flight records and related expenses from Nixon era officials as hearings press for limits on presidential privilege. Dean cites executive privilege blocking GAO review of flights by Nixon and family and key aides.

Washington Congressional White House John W. Dean III Administration General Accounting Office Audit Agency For Congress House Government Information Subcommittee Congress GAO Nixon Dean Paul G. Dembling Dembling Spiro T. Agnew R-Ill GOP Subcommittee

Tree Planting Program Urged For Kennebunk

Kennebunk tree warden Herman Cohen outlines a plan to replace over 1,000 elm trees taken down in years past due to Dutch elm disease. The proposal, to be shown to the board of selectmen, would require owners to share planting costs, sign a tree easement, and care for new trees. He also recommends town funding to remove 22 diseased trees between sidewalks and roadways and notes seven dead or diseased maples needing removal and further pruning by utilities or town crews.

Kennebunk Herman Cohen Board of Selectmen Cohen

Kennebunk Conservation Commission Praises Marshes For Flood Control

The Kennebunk conservation commission lauded marshes bogs and swamps across southern Maine for absorbing 7.23 inches of rain over two days. They warned against riverbank tree cutting that worsens flood risks and discussed a compromise plan near the Kennebunk River mouth at Hoopes property to protect erosion. The panel endorsed banning non returnable bottles and cans and sent the measure to Keep Maine Scenic along with letters to state representatives.

Kennebunk Conservation Commission Maine Ed. Winston Mousam Lower Town Hall John and Marjory Hoopes Kennebunk River Robert Maher Kennebunkport Hoopes Clifford Boyer William Hooper Gual Army Corps of Engineers Comemissioners James McMahon Elmont Tyndale

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Mary G. O'Meara Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring St Dennett & Craig Matn Saco, Maine Emond Frank X. Emond, J. P, i Ulysse Bourcier Notre Dame de Lourdes Los Angeles Times Alice Gay Boston Chatham Nantucket New Bedford Pittsfield Worcester Rhode Island Providence Hartford NEW Hampshi Concord Lebanon Mt. Washington Jermont Burlington Montpelier Newport Aine Bangor Caribou Eastport Greenville Rumford Maremont Hearing State Senate Moose United States Donald F. Loring Allen Avenue Allen Rudderow Kennebec County Sevigny Boycott Saga Foods Canada Puerto Rico Hisstaff William Moorhead D. Pa Department of Justice Ahief John N. Erlenborn Matson’s, Inc Main Street Electrolux Hoover — Compact Electric Brooms LEWYT Jos Dukee Melvin Ayve
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