Deaths Victor Gardella 53 of Windham N H
Word has been received here of the death of Victor Gardella 53 a resident of Windham N H and formerly of Bid who died last Tuesday. Surviving are his mother Mrs Blanche Gardella of Salem N H a sister Mrs Rita of Martiboro Mass two William Gardella of Salem N H and Albert Gardella of Biddeford. Funeral services were conducted last Friday in Lawrence Mass.
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Victor Gardella
Windham
N.H
Bid
Blanche Gardella
Salem
Rita
Martiboro
Mass
William Gardella
Albert Gardella
Biddeford
Lawrence
Lyman Veteran Ralph E Day Dies After Brief Illness
Ralph E Day 83 of Roberts Road Lyman died yesterday in a Sanford hospital after a brief illness. A World War I veteran and farmer, he is survived by three brothers G Clarence Day of Lyman Robert W Day of San Diego CA and H Willis Day of Kennebunk. Funeral services 2 p.m. tomorrow Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk Rev Chauncey Stuart officiating. Interment Goodwins Mills Cemetery. Friends may call 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today.
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Lyman
Ralph E. Day
Roberts Road
Sanford
George H
Lizzie (Whitehouse) Day
York County Barracks
G. Clarence
Robert W
San Diego
Calif
H. Willis Day
Kennebunk
Bibber
Summer St
Chauncey Stuart
Goodwins Mills
Morrell Rites Held for Proctor Road Resident 74
Arthur L Morrell 74 of Proctor Road died at home after a long illness. Born in Saco March 21 1898 he served in WWI and worked in textile mills in Lowell and North Carolina and as a stocks and bonds salesman in Boston. Survived by Ruth Spoffard Morrell widow three sons a daughter a sister eight grandchildren and several cousins. Private funeral Thursday 2 pm from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco with burial at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Arundel
Arthur L. Morrell
Proctor Road
Saco
Ernest L
Sarah (Elder) Morrell
Thornton Academy
Lowell Textile Institute
Lowell
Mass
U.S. Navy
Carolina
Boston
Morrell
United Baptist Church of
Ruth Spoffard Morrell
Fred A
Gerald S
Novato
Calif
Ernest J
Newport
R.L
Sarah M. Read
Rockville
Grace Morrison
Frankfort
Ind
Dennett and Craig
Mome
Main St
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Elliot F. Drown 44 of Kennebunk dies at Veterans Facility
Elliott F Drown 44 formerly of this town died Sunday at the Veterans Administration Facility Tagus Born Kennebunk May 29 1928 son of Eugene and Dora Smith Drown He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict Surviving three sons Francis Buxton John Wendell Drown a brother Clarence E Drown of Kennebunk three sisters Edith Cook Eugenia Drown and Irma Lord and several nieces and nephews Funeral services tomorrow at 130 pm from Angell Funeral Sas Dane St Kennebunk Rev E Lemar Robinson will officiate interment in Hope Cemetery Kennebunk Funeral home tonight 7 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Elliot F. Drown
Cumberland Avenue
Saco
Veterans Administration
Tagus
Eugene
Dora (Smith) Drown
Francis
Buxton
John
Wendell
Clarence E. Drown
Edith Cook
Kennebu
Vehicle Strikes Two Parked Cars in Saco
Saco police report a car driven by William L. Harriman 39 of Biddeford struck two parked cars on Bradley Street. Harriman was treated and released at Webber Hospital. Damage totaled 700 to his car and 600 and 450 to the two parked vehicles owned by Roland Tousignant.
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Saco
William L. Harriman
Prospect St
Biddeford
Bradley Street
Harriman
Webber Hospital
Roland Tousignant
Bradley St
Auto Blaze Extinguished at 10 Cutts Ave
Saco firemen extinguished a car fire at 10 Cutts Ave yesterday. Engine 3 and firefighters contained the blaze in a vehicle owned by Barbara Whitney.
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Saco
Cutts Ave
Barbara Whitney
Funeral homes and directors listed in Maine notice
Funeral directors Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine Tel 282 2 Emond's Funeral Home at 284 5511 Frank X Emond J P Conroy Shumway and Gross Funeral Service at 25 Spring Street 284-5611
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Dennett & Craig
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring S&t
Weather update for Portland and coastal waters
Partly cloudy Portland area with a chance of showers in northern and eastern sections. Lows mid 50s to low 60s. Increasing sun later with highs 75 to 80. Marine forecast Eastport to Merrimack River shows southwest winds turning northwest 10 to 15 knots late tonight and Wednesday. Patchy fog and possible showers with a few thunder showers tonight, clearing Wednesday. Visibility improves from fog but may stay below 5 miles in patches.
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Portland
Eastport
Merrimack River
Home Cooked Food Sale By Madisses At Shaw's Market
The Madisses of First Parish Congregational Church UCC Saco host a home cooked food sale at Shaw's Market in Saco Valley Shopping Center. Sale runs Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. Biddeford VFW Auxiliary meets at 7:30 p.m. at the post home on rnton Street.
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First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Saco
Shaw's Market
Saco Valley
Biddeford
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Rnton Street
Biddeford Women Return From California Visit
Mrs. Emil Fortier and Mrs. Maria Dubois returned to Biddeford after visiting California. They saw relatives, including Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Cordeau and family in San Diego, enjoyed Disneyland, and toured Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Fortier
Maria Dubois
Biddeford
California
Gerald Cordeau
San Diego
Disneyland
Mexico
Notable deaths across nations reported by AP
Thomas J. Gorman, 45, farm cooperative leader and Nationwide Corp. board member, died Sunday in Hamilton Ohio. Alfons Gorbach, 74, Austrian chancellor 1961–1964 and Conservative leader, died after illness. war years in Dachau and Flossenbuerg camps. George F. Willison, 76, Rhodes Scholar and author, died Sunday. served as Democratic National Committee speechwriter. Kittie Campbell, 57, AP Philadelphia Bulletin editor and Harper’s Bazaar contributor, died Sunday. wrote Sew in Fashion column in the 1960s.
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Hamilton, Ohio
Thomas J. Gorman
Gorman
Nationwide Corp
Nationwide Insurance
Graz
Austria
Alfons Gorbach
People’s Party
Gorbach
Dachau
Flossenbuerg
Oeahen
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
George F. Willison
Democratic National Committee
Beverly
Kittie Campbell
Associated Press
Philadelphia Bulletin
Harper's Bazaar
Miss Campbell
Smithsonian botanist Conrad Morton dies at 67
Conrad V. Morton an eminent botanist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History died Saturday of a heart attack at age 67 in Washington. The notice also reports the death of Helen Van Pelt a 85 year old pioneer landscape architect and founder of the Marin Conservation League who designed gardens including the one at Frank Lloyd Wrights home in Pasadena California.
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Conrad V. Morton Washington
Conrad V. Morton
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
San Francisco
Helen van Pelt
Marin Conservation League
Vadnais Signs With NHL Bruins on New Contract
Bruins defenseman Carol Vadnais signed a multi year contract with the Stanley Cup champions announced by general manager Milt Schmidt. Vadnais joined the Bruins last February in a trade with the California Seals for Rick Smith Bob Stewart Reg Leach and had four goals six assists last season despite knee and hand injuries.
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Boston
Bruins
Carol Vadnais
Milt Schmidt
Vadnais
California Seals
Rick Smith
Bob Stewart
Reg Leach
Sailboat The Resolute Abandoned At Fortunes Rocks
A forty year old sailboat named The Resolute was found abandoned near Fortunes Rocks Beach around 4 p.m. on July 22. It is believed stolen from a South Portland yacht club. owners seek information to identify the suspect, with calls urged to Portland at 772-4869. The vessel is now at a South Freeport yard with damage estimated in the hundreds.
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Resolute
Fortunes Rocks Beach
South Portland
Fortunes Rocks
Granite Point
Freeport
Hijackers Take Delta Plane in Florida to Boston and Algeria
Delta passenger list shows Rev L Burgess among hijackers. FBI negotiators and passengers describe the gang while $1 million is delivered aboard by two men in bathing suits. The jet refueled, departed Boston with no injuries and headed to Algeria after an hour and a half on the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta
Rev. L. Burgess
Western Airlines
Algiers
United States
Florida
Detroit
Samuel C. Gardner
Miami
Algeria
Raymond Kruteger
Holland, Mich
FBI
Boston
Massachusetts Port Authority
Logan International Airport
Boston Harbor
Hijackers Return to Algiers With Ransom After Aerial Takeover
A US airliner landed safely in Algiers with the hijackers aboard and $1 million in ransom. Algerian officials questioned the hijackers for two hours at the airport before removing them.
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Algiers
Fresh Fruit Shortage Looms As British Dock Strike Prolongs
The 42,000 longshoremen strike in Britain enters its second week with fruit supplies shrinking. Covent Garden dealers warn apples oranges lemons peaches and plums may run out by Thursday. Prime Minister Heath weighs emergency action if the walkout lasts another week.
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London
Covent Garden
New Zealand
Edward Heath
Northeast Airlines Ceases Operations Merged Into Delta
Northeast Airlines ends its 39 year history at midnight as it merges with Delta Air Lines. Delta absorbs Northeast personnel and offices while maintaining a single remaining route Miami to Los Angeles under a new integrated system. The CAB and Postal Service file transfers reflect the merger while Florida California service faces ongoing proceedings.
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Washington
Northeast Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Northeast
Delta
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Postal Service
Miami
Los Angeles
National Airlines
Delta-Northeast
Florida California
New York
Kennedy International Airport
United
Hatch Act limits ruled vague by federal appeals panel
A three judge panel struck down portions of the Hatch Act as impermissibly vague and over broad prompting the U S Civil Service Commission to pause enforcement while awaiting a Supreme Court ruling. The decision allows federal workers to participate in partisan politics but leaves limits unsettled.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S. Civil Service Commission
District Court
Gerhard A. Gesell
Gesell
Congress
Barrington D. Parker
U.S. Appeals Court
George E. MacKinnon
National Association of Letter Carriers
District of Columbia
Taxes Payable in Biddeford Due July 31 1972
Biddeford tax assessor David W. Abbott announced that notices are being mailed to all liable residents for 1972 poll real and personal property taxes due July 31. Tax rate remains 37 mills. taxpayers should mail checks or money orders to the Biddeford Tax Collector to avoid lines.
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David W. Abbott
Biddeford
Abbott
P.O
Permit Granted for Saco Terminal Construction
Carl Subler Trucking Inc. of Portland received a permit to build a warehouse distribution terminal on North Street near the turnpike in Saco on land formerly owned by Land MQ Co. Dahlgren Construction Co. will build the 70 by 116 foot facility.
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Carl Subler Trucking Inc
Portland
North Street
Saco
Land MQ. Co
Robert Atwood
Dahlgren Construction Co
McGovern urges four billion cut in Pentagon budget
Senator George McGovern seeks a four billion reduction in the Pentagon budget, arguing that national security rests as much on health pollution crime and public confidence as on defense. He proposes amending the Pentagon procurement bill lowering the total to seventy seven point six billion and criticizes overheads overruns and arms race funding.
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Washington
George McGovern
Pentagon
McGovern
Senate
United States
Mexico City Altitude Recorded At 7546 Feet
The report notes Mexico City sits at an altitude of 7546 feet above sea level. This measurement is used in climatology and aviation planning and reflects high altitude conditions reducing oxygen availability.
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Mexico City
Three Newport residents charged in assault on Kennebunk man
In Newport district court three residents Maureen George 36 Kevin Richardson 19 and William Liebgott 24 pleaded innocent to charges of assault and robbery in the beating and burning of 24 year old Paul Caplan. A 17 year old Newport youth faces kidnaping assault and robbery charges and was referred to Family Court. Caplan was treated for multiple cuts bruises and burns at Newport Hospital.
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Newport, RI
Newport
Newport District Court
Sunny
Maureen
George
Kevin A. Richardson
William J. Liebgott
Paul Caplan
Richardson
Liebgott
Family Court
Caplan
Newport Hospital
Newart
Seward Awarded Dry Dock Contract
Seward Construction Co of Portsmouth New Hampshire won a 2.7 million dollar Navy contract for improvements to several dry docks at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard The award came from the Naval Facilities Command as announced by Senator Norris Cotton R New Hampshire.
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Washington
Seward Construction Co
Portsmouth
N.H
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Naval Facilities Command
We Don’t Holler But Fellar Want Ads Is What It’s About
A compact notice outlines a local want ad column focusing on classified opportunities and listings. It emphasizes discreet posting and practical listings over sensational announcements, highlighting community commerce and small exchanges.
$200 000 Bond Issue Narrowly Approved
OLD ORCHARD BEACH voters approved a $200 000 bond for a new police and fire station by a 38 vote margin amid low turnout of 771 ballots. Other bonds for an auditorium complex and town hall renovations failed, as did a charter change to expand the town committee. Fire Chief Thomas Smith summed up the mood with a simple Whoopie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Spath
Old Orchard Beach
Barbara Lord
Thomas ‘Smith
Biddeford Superintendent Responds To Charges
Biddeford Schools Superintendent Andrew Co. Frechette today responded to accusations from the Biddeford Teachers Association and Maine Teachers Association. He cited prior press reports, outlined budget cut timelines, and defended his handling of eliminations and communications with staff, parents, and taxpayers while expressing optimism for a settlement at the upcoming negotiations meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Co. Frechette
Biddeford
Biddeford Teachers Association
Maine Teachers Association
Frechette
Biddeford-Saco
Harold Hanson
B.J.H
Paul Stebbins
James McGrath
Steven Wood
Press Herald
John Alfano
Biddeford Pool
MTA
Alfano
York County
Boucher
B.T.A
Board of Education
Sept 1 Deadline For Bike Licenses In Saco
Saco Police Chief Robert Foran announced a September 1 deadline for bicycle licenses with a 40 cent fee. Licenses are available at the police station any time and a penalty will be assessed after the deadline.
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Saco
Robert Foran
Foran
Celebrating A Big Event Use Section 6A In Persona Notices
The notice invites readers to share celebrations under Section 6A in persona notices. It emphasizes community acknowledgment of significant events and encourages participation. The language aims to engage residents in public recognition.
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NHL
Electrolux
Great Britain
Saco Terminal
Biddeford & Saco
Main & Elm
Main & Alfred
Route 1
Scammon
Kennebunk Man
Seward
Thomas Lee Jr
Park Ave
Loranger School
Tennyson
York County Savings Bank
Maine
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