Mrs. Anna Stebbins obituary in Biddeford
Mrs Walter Stebbins 76 of 125 Summer St Biddeford died after brief illness in a Portland hospital. She taught in Biddeford Saco Old Orchard schools and was active in St Mary Church Assumption Sodality and teacher associations. Survived by husband four sons three daughters 28 grandchildren and sister. Funeral Thursday 9 am from St Mary Church with burial at St Mary Cemetery. Visitation Cosgrove Funeral Home tonight and tomorrow.
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Walter
Anna T.) Stebbins
Summer St
Biddeford
Portland
Joseph
Julia
Leonard) Stone
Gorham Normal School
Saco
Old Orchard
St. Mary Church
Stebbins
Assumption Sodality of the Church
Maine Teacher's Association
National Education Association
National Retired Teacher's Association
Walter E. Stebbins
Murray Stebbins
Gardner
Paul M
Philip Stebbins
Bernard Stebbins
Silver Springs
Pierre
Margaret) Borodine
Concord
Mass
Michael
Elizabeth) Manzo
Beverly
William
Mary) Wild
Cumberland
R.I
Margaret Mahoney
St. Mary Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
Apartment Dryer Starts To Smoke In Biddeford Building
A dryer in the apartment of Joan Perkins at Buckleys Court Biddeford overheated and began to smoke. Biddeford firefighters responded with no fire equipment used. The building is owned by Mennere Melancon, officials said.
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Joan Perkins
Buckleys Court
Biddeford
Mennere Melancon
Bereavement Gratitude For George Boudreau Family Note
Sincere thanks to Dr. Fortier and the Notre Dame Unit staff for their care during illness. Gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for sympathy flowers mass cards and car help for funeral. Family of the Late George Boudreau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Fortier
Notre Dame
George Boudreau
Emond Funeral Home Listing Activated for Service
Emond's Funeral Home at 284 5511 is listed with Frank X. Emond and J P Conray as contacts. The notice notes arrangements for a planned service.
Weather Outlook Cold with Clear North Tonight
Portland forecast calls for clear skies tonight with lows 10 to 20 below in the north and 5 to 15 below elsewhere. Wednesday brings partly cloudy conditions in the north and mostly sunny elsewhere with highs in the single digits north and teens south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ice and Ice Storms Hit the Southeast
The Associated Press reports freezing rain and ice paralyzing the Southeast with power outages and closed highways. A JacksonvilleNC roof collapse killed one person while two elderly sisters died in Georgia from an ice felled tree. Across Georgia North Carolina and Tennessee snow and outages disrupted travel and schools. Georgia Power crews aided by Alabama workers battled outages affecting Atlanta Augusta Athens Rome and other areas.
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Associated Press
California
Oregon
Nevada
Texas Panhandle
Midwest
Great Lakes
Jacksonville
N.C
Ed Oak
Atlanta
North Carolina
North Georgia
Tennessee
Georgia Power Co
Georgia
Alabama
Augusta
Athens
Rome
Arkansas
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Caribou Records 26 Below Zero Amid Cold Wave
Caribou Maine endured 26 below zero as a severe cold snap held the region in its grip. The National Weather Service reported subzero overnight lows across other Maine towns including Houston -20 Brunswick -16 Greenville Bangor -13 Portland -12 Eastport -8 Rumford -6 and Augusta -2 with a statewide -29 in St Johnsbury Vermont. The forecaster predicted only light moderation tonight to follow with no spectacular warming in the next 24 hours.
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Caribou
Maine
Pine Tree
National Weather Service
Houston
Brunswick
Greenville
Bangor
Portland
Eastport
Rumford
Augusta
NWS
New England
St. Johnsbury
Old Orchard Beach Fire Department reports 1972 activity
Old Orchard Beach fire department logged 254 calls in 1972 under Fire Chief Thomas. The units responded to 17 building fires 18 accidental or false alarms and 50 street box alarms among others while 1 474 volunteers answered alarms and the hose and equipment used totaled 38 020 feet of hose and 220 feet of ladders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Thomas
Methodist women meet at Foss Street church vestry
The United Methodist Women of the United Methodist Church on Foss Street Biddeford will hold a meeting at the church vestry tomorrow night. A Juck supper is planned to follow at 6 30. The Old Orchard Club meeting at Mrs Genevieve Webb's Goose Fare Road Ocean Park tomorrow has been canceled because of road and parking conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Methodist Women of the
United Methodist Church
Foss Street
Biddeford
Old Orchard Club
Genevieve Webb
Goose Fare Road
Ocean Park
Hichens Backs Bill Raising Driver Age in Maine
State Senator Walter W. Hichens profiles a bill to raise the driving age to 18 without required driver education. The measure, which previously died in committee, would exempt underage farm truck and trailer users between local points and set the legal driving age at 16 in Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Walter W. Hichens
Eliot
Ane
Hichens
Maine
Woman Burned As Home Destroyed In Brownville Junction Blaze
A 61 year old woman, Ila Mooers, is hospitalized with burns after a fire destroyed her two and a half story home in Brownville Junction. Fire crews from three Piscataquis towns battled the blaze in high winds and extreme cold as investigators probe the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownville Junction
Milo
Ila Mooers
Milo Community Hospital
Piscataquis County
Henry Graves
Salons To Discuss Building Program
Kennebunk board of selectmen meets at 7 30 p m in the Lower Town Hall to discuss the school building program and SAD 71 property snowplowing and sanding. Other items include campground permit fee flood insurance resolution gravel pit ordinance and snow removal on Main Street Peninsula Drive and Longwood Drive.
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Kennebunk
Board of Selectmen
Selectmen's
Lower Town Hall
Main Street
Peninsula Drive
Longwood Drive
Farm price report blames weather for higher food costs
The year earlier saw processed food prices up 11.6 percent as weather disrupted harvests and marketing. Freezing temperatures and heavy snows delayed crops and livestock sales, while later melting and rain compounded the delays. Export demand and rising U S requirements also pushed grain prices higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Classified Want Ads Are For All The People
A local classifieds column highlights broad access to want ads for residents. Readers are invited to place notices offering goods, services, job opportunities, or personal messages through the community listings.
Negotiations in Paris press on amid warning of no progress
Henry Kis singer and Le Duc Tho held another session near Paris as Hanoi warned no signs of results. Nixon adviser hosted North Vietnamese Politburo member at a house near St. Nom la Breteche. atmosphere remained unfriendly.
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Associated Press
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Nixon
St. Nom la Breteche
Saco Council Bans Dumping Snow In River
The Saco City Council halted dumping snow into the Saco River citing noise and pollution complaints from Lewis Avenue residents. Temporary dumping will occur at the city dump on Cumberland Avenue while a new site is sought. Mayor Braley ordered police to stop night dumping. Councilors Forester and Murray will study alternate locations and consider daytime disposal away from the dog pound.
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Saco Council
Saco City
Lewis Avenue
Saco
Old City
Cumberland Avenue
Bear Brook
Everett Forester
Richard Murray
Berton Braley
Secret Briefing Sheds Light On North Vietnam Bombing
The Pentagon sends Adm. Moorer to Capitol Hill to brief Congress in closed sessions on the December bombing of Hanoi Hai Phong and the Paris talks. Secretary Laird says full information will be released at the appropriate time. Nixon vows U.S. presence until POWs and MIAs are resolved.
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Washington
Pentagon
Capitol Hill
Congress
North Vietnam
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Appropriations
Armed Services Committees
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Moorer
Hanoi
Haiphong
Nixon
United States
Paris
White House
Henry Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Laird
The
Armed Services Committee
South Vietnam
Otis G. Pike
D-N.y
Kissinger
Pike
Fire department tests new light water extinguishing agent
Deputy Chief Charles Hanson used a new chemical fire suppressant from 3M to control two gasoline fires. The liquid lighter than gasoline disperses and smothers flames, enabling safer rescue paths through burning areas. The demonstration boosts Pendleton’s upgrade efforts from C6 to B-4 in the city’s NFPA classification, affecting insurance rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Charles Hanson
Pendleton
3M Corp
National Fire Protection Association
City Fire Chief Seeks Upgraded Classification
The chief describes plans to reduce firefighting hazards, increase training, and deploy self-contained apparatus as key steps toward a higher city classification.
Ziegler Wins Control Of White House PR In Shift
Ron Ziegler, 33, to be Nixon information policy adviser and keep as press secretary. Herbert Klein, 54, communications director, to leave soon, though he would not confirm plans. Ziegler to assume Klein’s duties while leading the White House press operation.
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Washington
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
Nixon
Washington Post
Ziegler
Herbert G. Klein
Klein
Four Arrested In 220 Theft Of Equipment
Saco police arrested three youths and one juvenile in a $220 theft from Thornton Academy. Faces in court January 18 for breaking and entering and larceny, with another pair charged for receiving stolen goods. Item theft targeted gym gear and a helmet.
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Saco
Thornton Academy
Saco District Court
Jerry Lauzon
Cleveland St
Dale Tarbox
Douglas Ave
Frederick Grondin
Franklin St
Lauzon
Tarbox
Grondin
Roland Frechette
Charles Labonte
Arthur Tardif
Governor Mel Thomson Proves Easygoing Welcome at State House
In Concord New Hampshire the new governor Mel Thomson arrived early at the State House and asked janitor Ed Grime for the governor's office keys. Grime doubted the visitor until Thomson introduced himself and asked for entry noting the cold weather. The report notes Thomson’s Pittsburgh birth and Georgia Florida upbringing. The morning temperature registered nine degrees below zero.
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Concord
N.H
State House
Ed Grime
Pye
Bow
Mel Thomson
Thomson
New Hampshire
Pittsburgh
Georgia
Flor
Kennebunk Petition Seeks Referendum on SAD 71 Dissolution
Local inventor Herman Cohen circulates an annual petition to dissolve SAD 71. He urges Kennebunk residents to sign 255 endorsements to force a referendum calling for dissolution, requiring two thirds voter approval, following a recent slim pro SAD 71 majority vote.
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Herman Cohen
Kennebunk
SAD 71
Biddeford Reports Second Fed Revenue Installment
Mayor Gilbert R. Boucher announced Biddeford received the second federal revenue installment this week totaling 202,372 dollars. The city’s cumulative federal money reaches 413,230 dollars. council members did not act on Treasurer Albert Deshaies's suggestion to apply funds to capital improvement bonds.
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Biddeford
Gilbert R. Boucher
Boucher
Albert Deshaies
Women in Washington and New York attend Maryland seminar
Local women from Washington area and New York join a February three day seminar at the University of Maryland outside the capital. The program, based on a pilot from August at the University of Maine Gorham, emphasizes speech and communication to build confidence and counter past business failures. Dorothy Sarnoff of Speech Dynamics serves as special consultant. Dr Patane leads videotape playbacks and exercises with her team, while Patane also works with NOW Maine as York County coordinator and regional coordinator for ERA ratification efforts in the 106th Legislature.
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Washington
New York
University of Maryland
Capitol City
Ms. Patane
Dorothy Sarnoff
Speech Dynamics
Ds. Patane
National Organization For Women In
Maine
NOW
York County
Save Time And Shoe Leather Shop Classified
Classified notice from The Journal announces time saving services for customers and a shoe leather shop feature. Offers may include repair and upkeep options with location details and contact methods.
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the Journal
Casco Bank Weighs Saco Branch Move On Main Street
Casco Bank and Trust Co plans a Saco branch in vacated Canal Bank offices on Main Street. Saco City Council refused to endorse the expansion, saying it is not a council function. Casco Bank officials seek endorsements to present to Boston bank officers. The Canal Bank moved to the Saco Valley Shopping Center. Casco Bank is building a new Biddeford building.
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Casco Bank and Trust Co
Saco
Canal Bank
Saco Businessmen’s Association
Portland
Casco Bank
Boston Bank
Saco Valley
Biddeford
Mason Night Observed by Area Adah Chapter
Master Masons Night was observed by Adah Chapter Order of the Eastern Star at Odd Fellows Hall Biddeford. Plans announced for Grand Family Night with supper at 6 p.m. at United Church of Christ Crescent Street. Invitations read for various associate nights and a New Year party followed the business meeting.
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Adah
Order of the Eastern Star
Odd Fellows Hall
Alfred Street
Biddeford
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Crescent Street
Union
Lyman
Clover
Sanford
Elector
Fern
Alfred
Rutland Declared Disaster Area After Weekend Fire
Gov. Thomas P. Salmon declared Rutland Vermont a disaster area as fire crews work to extinguish embers from the weekend blaze at the Town House Hotel. Five people are presumed dead, and authorities delay search efforts as remains smolder. Relief operations provide shelter and clothing while SBA loans may be approved more quickly for seven damaged or destroyed businesses.
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Rutland
Thomas P. Salmon
Town House
Salmon
Federal
Small Business Administration
Dan Holland
State Human Services Agency
Rutland Fire Department
Biddeford Public Hearing on Special Amusement Permit
Municipal officers of Biddeford announce a public hearing in City Council Chambers on January 15, 1973 at 7 30 P M to consider special amusement for dancing and entertainment at Merton Ira Staples AMVETS Post 1 147 Alfred Street and at Matt Tonys Grille 1 Foss Street and related licenses for Spitiruous and Vinous sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Merton-Ira- Staples-Amvets- Post
Alfred St
Spitiruous & Vinous i
Matt Tony's
Foss Street
Ice Thaw Hints in Paris Vietnam Talks Between Kissinger Tho
In Paris the second session of Vietnam peace talks ran six hours with Kissinger and Tho, amid a chilly atmosphere and a North Vietnamese media claim that no progress was evident. Both sides kept a news blackout as negotiations continued under bombing pressure from Nixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
Hanoi
Nixon
St. Nom la Breteche
North Vietnam
Tho
Kissinger
Haiphong
Nhan Dan
North Vietnamese
Communist Party
U.S
Two Snipers Sought After Hotel Shooting in New Orleans
Police hunt for a second sniper after a hotel shooting near the French Quarter left three officers and three civilians dead. Fire set at the hotel and responding firefighters were shot at as officers closed in on a suspected position inside a roof unit.
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New Orleans
Clarence Giarrusso
Giarrusso
Moorer to brief Congress on North Vietnam bombing
Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, planned to report to closed sessions of two congressional committees on the December bombing campaign that hit North Vietnam’s industrial heartland.
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Washington
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
North Vietnam
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Walter Stebbins
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Dennett & Craig
Memoriam
George N. Cabana
Anna
St. Joseph's Church
Anna Stebbins
Jimmy Fund
Boston
Los Angeles Times
Mixon
Air Force
Saigon
Sang
Pham van Dong
By Michael Spath
N.H. Janitor
Area Adah
Mason
Legals
Incovery Savings Bank
County Savings Bank
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