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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1976

Page

2

Obituary of Mrs Marion E McDonald 1885 1990

Mrs Marion E McDonald 91 of Pleasant Street Saco died Thursday in a Biddeford nursing home after a long illness. Born March 19 1885 in Kearsarge NH daughter of William and Elizabeth Bryant she lived in Saco four years. She was a communicant of Trinity Episcopal Church Surviving are a stepdaughter Mrs Godman of Saco a daughter Lorraine Conway of Lynn MA and a niece Mrs Sterling of Boston Funeral services will be held this afternoon at Hay and Peabody Funeral Home Dunstan Corner Scarborough Interment Brooklawn Memorial Park Portland.

Marion E. McDonald Pleasant Street Saco Biddeford Kearsarge N.H William and Elizabeth (Hayes) Bryant Fryeburg Trinity Episcopal Hay and Peabody Funeral Home Dunstan Corner Scarborough Brooklawn Memorial Park Portland

Guest preacher to speak at Ocean Park Temple service

The Rev William Coe Tienes of Hope College Holland Michigan will be guest preacher at the 10 30 a m interdenominational service at the Temple August 15 under the Ocean Park Association Assembly Committee. The sermon title is The Sixties and the Seventies in Dialogue and will discuss students of both decades and New Testament activism. A vesper service will follow at 4 30 p m on the beach. Later filmmaker Herbert W Smith of Portsmouth New Hampshire will show two films The 77 South and Turtle Crossing at the Temple 7 30 p m. 77 South was shot in Antarctica in 1967 and Turtle Crossing is a local Ocean Park production that has won international awards. Smith has worked on Disney projects and travelled to multiple locations filming for Wonderful World of Disney.

Ocean Park William Coe Tienes Hope College Holland Mich Temple Assembly Committee Ocean Park Association Hillegonds First Reformed Church Catham N.Y Brighton Reformed Church Rochester Hope Reformed Church Temple Avenue Herbert Wn. Smith Portsmouth N.H Antarctica Smith Coast Guard Brooks Institute of Photography Santa Barbara Cali

Band Concert at Memorial Park in Old Orchard Beach

A free performance by the Deering Ice Cream High School Band, a group drawn from state high schools, is scheduled at Memorial Park on Sunday at 3 p.m. The concert is sponsored by the Old Orchard Beach Bicentennial Commission and open to the public.

Old Orchard Beach Deering Ice Cream Hig Memorial Park

S.A.C.O. Outing Planned at Quillan House Beach

Members of the Saco Adult Citizens Organization met at Trinity Episcopal Church parish hall in Saco for a business meeting and social. President Walter Peterson announced an Aug 18 dinner and social at the Quillan House, Ferry Beach, and attendees were asked to bring lawn chairs.

S.A.C.O Saco Adult Citizens Organization Trinity Episcopal Church Cleveland Street Saco Walter Peterson Quillan Ferry Beach

Churches Plan Union Worship Service in Saco

Members and friends of First Parish Congregational Church and United Baptist Church in Saco will attend a union worship service Sunday at 9 a.m. at the Church on Main and Beach streets. Rev Sumner M Grant of the United Baptist church will preach on How do I like yourself with Mrs Carl Jr as organist and Wesley Boynton as soloist.

First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ United Baptist Church In Saco Main and Beach Streets Sumner M. Grant Astor United Baptist Church Carlis Jr Wesley Boynton

Divorces Granted in Maine District Court Biddeford

Divorces granted on cruel and abusive treatment include Cindy L Casey of Old Orchard Beach from William E Casey married Oct 3 1970 in Scarborough with one child. custody to plaintiff and $120 weekly support plus $250 legal fees. Raymond Lasante from Jacqueline Lasante married Aug 20 1960 in Biddeford with two children. mother gets custody of seven year old and father custody of 14 year old. Jeannette B Parker of Saco from Edward L Parker married June 19 1951 at Kitte with seven children. custody to plaintiff and defendant ordered to pay $25 per child per week and $300 legal fees.

Biddeford Jeannette B. Parker Saco Edward L. Parker Waterboro Kitte Nicholas Danton Maine District Court Samuel G. Gagnon Jr Old Orchard Beach Brian L. Anderson Scarborough Hollis Roland Camire Jr Main Street Thomas Ouellette Henry St Joseph H. Vachon III Pond Avenue Richard R. Forest Pool St Willis A. McKay III Springvale Kennebunk Superior Court Natalie D. Judge Beach Avenue Thomas C. Lemay Western Ave Kennebunkport Arundel Superior C. Huguette Bibeau la Province Canada Clifford F. Bruns Westbrook Old Orchard North Berwick Wells Everett Parker Goose Rocks Beach George P. Walker Billerica Mass Gerald C. Day

Cars Collide in Old Orchard Beach. $700 Damage Reported

A two car collision on Saco Avenue at Staples Street at 1 35 a m caused $700 in damage. Drivers were William Chocka 24 of Saco and David Sheloush 26 of Brooklyn New York with no injuries. Bookmobile schedule listed for Waterboro aug 16 with pickups at Graves Store and Merrills Store.

Old Orchard Beach Saco Avenue Staples Street William Chocka Pepperell St Saco David Sheloush Brooklyn N.Y

Cape Porpoise Reenacts 1782 Skirmish With Coastal Pageantry

Kennebunkport plans a recreation of the 1782 Cape Porpoise affair. Frank Handlen’s Salt Wind sails in at 2 pm as local militia, lookouts on horseback warn the minister, and at 3:30 the militia returns with the body of James Burnham. Sponsored by the Kennebunkport Bicentennial Committee and local civic groups.

Kennebunkport Cape Porpoise Goat Island Frank Handlen Cape Lamar Robinson James Burnham Peter Arnold Cape Square Battle of York and Sanford Maine Sea Scouts Kennebunk

NRC curtails new nuclear plants amid safety review

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission orders a sharp halt to new nuclear plant construction and limits capacity to 1 percent for those under construction until a comprehensive study on fuel reprocessing and waste handling is finished by Sept 30. The action follows Court of Appeals decisions about environmental considerations and affects 59 licensed plants pending new rules.

Washington Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Bernard Rusch Office of U.S. Court of Appeals Peter Strauss Court of Appeals Vermont Yankee Power Corp Vernon Consumer Power Co Midland, Mich Michigan

Biddeford Man Faces Multiple Court Dates in Maine District Court

Samuel Gagnon Jr. and numerous defendants appeared before Judge Nicholas Danton in Biddeford Maine. Charges include disorderly conduct underage drinking and driving offenses with fines ranging from 25 to 150 dollars and suspensions. Several cases transferred to Superior Court with bail set at 10000 dollars.

Boston bank goofs prompt $45,000 mispayment

Providence AP reports Ben Factor, owner of Benny's Men's and Boy's Wear, received a $45,411 check he says the First National Bank of Boston wrongly sent after years of letters claiming he was owed money. Bank VP Arthur Jones explains a factoring error caused the misdirected funds and says the check was returned to the wrong Benny's account.

Providence Ben Factor Boston Ben Benny Arthur Jones First National Bank of Boston Factor

Seabrook plant gains while NRC reviews waste issues

Public Service Co of New Hampshire says federal suspension of nuclear licenses does not affect Seabrook where construction on the $1.6 billion oceanfront plant will continue. The Clamshell Alliance urges PSC to halt work as NRC pauses permits pending environmental reviews. Seven demonstrators arrested at Seabrook on Aug 1 were found guilty of criminal trespass.

Manchester N.H Public Service Co New Hampshire Seabrook Frank Shants Clamshell Alliance New England PSC Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vermont Yankee Vernon NRC Public Service Company

Longley vows to inform lawmakers on mental health plans

Governor James B. Longley stated he would keep legislative leaders apprised of plans for Maine's two mental health facilities. He denied a reported immediate transfer of patients from Bangor Mental Health Institute to Augusta, saying such claims are untrue and that a memorandum outlined only a preliminary discussion.

Augusta Maine James B. Longley Longley Maine State Employes Association Bangor MSEA John Rosser Executive Ranch John Oliver Kley Augusta Mental Health Institute

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