Obituaries and accident report from South Portland area
John J. McDermott 67 of 165 Wythburn St formerly Old Orchard Beach died in a Portland hospital. Survived by two daughters, three sisters, ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Mass Friday at St Joseph Church Portland. Interment Forest City Cemetery South Portland. Also Theodore J. Schaffer 75 of Saco died at home. Funeral Saturday at Cosgrove Funeral Home Biddeford. Interment St Mary Cemetery Biddeford. A truck carrying a carnival ride from Rockland to Skowhegan crashed after driving off a 30 foot bank into the Kennebec River killing three aboard. Rescue operations continued for hours. UP I photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Church
Portland
James J. Mullen
Knights of Columbus of
Old Orchard Beach
Emma B. McDer
Theodore J. Schaffer
Portland Road
Saco
McKees Rocks
Portsmouth Naval
Kathleen
Barry) Schaffer
Adam Schaffer
Helen Edwards
Cornish
Cosgrove
Elm St
Biddeford
St. Mary
Kennebec River
Knights of Columbus
Hay and Peabody Funeral Home
Congress St
John J. McDermott
Mount Royal
West Grand Ave
Ferry Beach
South Street
Saco Motors
Kennebunkport
North Street
Donald Robinson
Thomas Hanusek
Kenneally Nominated for Maine Harness Racing Post
Dr Joseph Kenneally of Saco has been nominated by Gov James Longley to serve on Maine s Harness Racing Commission. If confirmed he must divest from racing his five horses or refrain from racing in state. the executive council vote is Aug 18. The three member panel regulates tracks betting licenses and horse medications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Kenneally
Saco
James Longley
State
Harness Racing Commission
Kenneally
Dr. Kenneally
Allan Mollison
Pew Lons Gang
Ralph Lowe
Pool fisherman named to regional fishery council
Lester Orcutt of Biddeford Pool is named to the New England Regional Management Fishery Council. Maine also names Charles Stinson of Prospect Harbor and Vinal Lock as members. appointments by Commerce Secretary Elliot Richardson. The council will help regulate fishing within the 200 mile zone. Orcutt is a longtime advocate for Maine’s fishing industry and ranks among Gov. Longley’s top nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Orcutt
Biddeford Pool
New England
Maine
Charles Stinson
Prospect Harbor
Vinal Lock
US. Secy.or
Commerce
Elliot Richardson
Orcutt
State Fishermen's Cooperative Association
U.S
Stinson
James Longley
Ronald Green
Elmont Tyndale
Kennebunkport
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Tyndale
William Hathaway
Local Funeral Homes Directory Listing
Funeral directors listed with addresses in Maine. Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco contact 282 0562. Emond and Conroy at 72 Hill Street Biddeford contacts 284 5511 or 282 1818. Sansoucy Blais at Stone Street Biddeford 283 3653. Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring Street Saco 284 5611.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Biddeford
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Community Fair Set for Kennebunkport Legion Home
The Kennebunkport Community Fair is scheduled for Tuesday August 17 at the Kennebunkport Legion Home on Route 9. Local residents are invited to attend and enjoy exhibits, activities, and community fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Porpoise
Kennebunkport
Leo Gagnon Patient at Webber Hospital Biddeford
Leo Gagnon of 19 Market Street Saco is a surgical patient at Webber Hospital in Biddeford, according to a local health notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Gagnon
Market St
Saco
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Decision near on Communist petitions in Maine
Secretary of State Mark Gartley said a decision may come as early as Friday on a challenge to signatures seeking to put Communist Gus Hall on the presidential ballot. He warned of possible criminal probes over forged signatures and criticized attorney Murrough O'Brien’s claims as wild. Jalbert provided affidavits from 116 towns showing 8000 of 12786 signatures questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Mark Gartley
Gus Hall
Gartley
Hall
Murrough O'Brien
Portland
Gartley O'Brien
Louis Jalbert
D-Lewiston
Maine commission weighs smaller legislature and regionalized government
August a Maine AP report covers the Commission on Maine's Future proposing a smaller legislature from 151 to about 132 members, plus more local control via regionalization and counties as an intermediate layer. Speakers urge realigning county lines to ease business with county offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Commission On
Philip Jackson
R. Harrison
Jackson
Martin
Register of Deeds
Judge of Probate
Property tax factions meet back to back
In Augusta Maine two select committees met separately to address Maine property tax policy and valuation. The tax policy panel weighs repeal of the uniform property tax while an adjacent panel studies collection methods and calls for a consultant with $25 000 in funds. Coastal communities push for change as education funding concerns persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Phillip L. Merrill
Portland
Merrill
John L. Martin
Eagle Lake
Samuel Collins
Rrockland
Mary Najarian
D-Portland
John E. O'Donnell
Internal Revenue Service
Alfred Lucci
Three killed in carnival truck crash identified
State police named the victims of a carnivals truck crash earlier this week. The driver was Robert G. Malone, 29, of Kokomo Indiana, with passengers Ida Wiman, 30, also of Kokomo, and William Whall of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The truck veered into the Kennebec River Tuesday while transporting a carnival ride from Rockland to Skowhegan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Robert G. Malone
Kokomo
Ind
Ida Wiman
William Whall
Gloucester
Mass
Kennebec River
Rockland
Skowhegan
Kennebunkport board weighs clerk resignation agenda
Selectmen meet at 7:30 p m at town office to decide on accepting Town Clerk Fred Severance resignation and to set a date for his successor election. They may appoint a recreation director, discuss town valuation, schedule a special meeting, hire Coffin and Richardson to extend sewers, and consider administrative secretary Karen Simpson resignation. Letters to hurricane workers may be sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Fred Severance
Selectmen
Susan Albrecht
Karen Simpson
Elm Street
Club notes COURT DECARY court decary biddeford meeting
Canada American Society will meet tonight at 7 30 at the Fremont Club Alfred Street Biddeford. The Ladies Home League of the Salvation Army Corps will sponsor a lawn sale Saturday Aug 14 from 10 a m to 2 p m at the corner of Union Avenue and Central Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada- American Society
Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Ladies Home League
The
Salvation Army Corps
Union Avenue
Central Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
John McDermott
Theodore Schaffer
UPI
Racing Post
Regional Fishery Council
Jalbert
State House
Secretary of State
O'Brien
Ark Gartley
House
Farmington
Philip Schenk
Princhard
Biddeford-Saco
Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee
Severance
Pork Chops Family Pack
Victor Hugo
International Order of the Golden Rule
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