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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1976

Page

2

Beatrice Hover dies after brief illness in Englewood

Englewood Florida obituary notes Beatrice L Hover 76 of 1891 Neptune Drive died Sunday morning in Venice after a brief illness. She formerly lived in Biddeford and Scarborough Maine. Born October 15 1899 in Biddeford she attended Biddeford High School and belonged to local Universalist Unitarian church and Sigma Delta class. Surviving relatives include daughter Marjorie Googins Englewood two sisters Rose Wilcox Portland Maine and Elsie Fecteau Saco. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm at Shumway Gross Funeral Home Saco with interment Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco. Calling hours Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 pm.

Englewood Fla Beatrice L. Hover Neptune Drive Venice Fortunes Rocks Biddeford Maine Scarborough Albert Phoebe C. Lord Hi School Biddeford-Saco Universalist Sigma Delta Hover Saco Senior Citizens Saco Rebekah Lodge Fred S. Gurney Women’s Relief Corps of Saco Marjorie Googins Rose Wilcox Portland Elsie Fecteau Shumway Gross Funeral Home Spring St Laurel Hill Cemetery

Obituary notices for Downing Burnham and Burnham family

Mabel Downing aged 92 of 28 Portland Ave died Sunday at a local nursing home. Born in New Haven Conn Jan 18 1884 she was the widow of Ernest C Downing with no known survivors. Virgil A Burnham 73 of 38 Dyer St Saco died unexpectedly Saturday in a local hospital. He was born in Hollis July 17 1902 and worked 48 years at Saco Lowell Shops retiring as chief R and D engineer with 14 U S patents. Funeral services for Burnham will be held Tuesday at 2 p m at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home with interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Old Orchard Beach Harry Antick Union Ave Manchester England Isaac Bessie Brodie) Antick Palace Playland Amusement Park Boston Edna M. (Cruthers) Antick Sydney H. Antick Ethel A. White Brighton Mass Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home Portland Ave Harry Sky Portland Laurel Hill Cemetery Saco Mabelle Dewey Avenue New Haven Conn John G Emma E. (Needham) Newell Ernest C. Downing Robert Plaisted Washington Avenue United Virgil A. Burnham Dyer St Hollis Watson Charlotte (Burnham) Burnham Saco United American Society of Tool Engineers Saco-Lowell Engineers Association Lena (Goodwin) Burnham Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main St Sumner Grant

Hussey named to Maine college science facilities task force

Philip W Hussey Jr of Kennebunkport is named to a Maine task force aiding Olby College Waterville in a 4.5 million fundraising drive for science facilities. C David OBrien of Yarmouth chairs the group with New York and Boston committees augmenting a central drive. Colby plans renovate two aging buildings and add a new science center linked as one complex.

Philip W. Hussey, Jr Kennebunkport Maine Olby College Waterville C. David O’brien Yarmouth New York Boston

Community notices and weekly meeting schedule

Local groups list Monday gatherings across Maine towns. Al Anon meets 8 p.m. at St. Monica, SPEBSQSA Kennebunkport hosts 7 30 p.m. sessions at Olympian Club, UCCA Wells offers food stamp and SS info 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., chair caning class at Alfred Learning Center 10 a.m., Kennebunk public lunch 11 30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Harrison Area Bookmobile visits Charter Oak Trailer Park 2 45 to 3 15 p.m. and East Waterboro Post Office 2 20 to 3 20 p.m., Biddeford Music Boosters 7 30 p.m. at Biddeford High, Nee Nah Council Pocahontas meets 6 30 supper and installation at Odd Fellows Hall Old Orchard Street.

Al-Anon Kennebunk Al-Anon St. Monica Portland Road Spebsqsa Kennebunkport Kennebunk Spebsqsa Olympian Club UCCA Alfred York County Council On Aging Stanley Hyde Carl Bohlin Arundel Harrison Area Charter Oak East Waterboro NAH Council Old Orchard Beach Pocahontas Odd Fellows Hall Old Orchard Street LA Leche League Scarborough la Leche League of David ST B Park and Recreation Park and Recreation Commission Loranger Biddeford-Saco Chuck Hall Trinity Episcopal Church Cleveland Street Saco

Tuesday community notices mix of clubs and services

A dense listing of weekly meetings and services across Biddeford Kennebunk Arundel Saco Scarborough and surrounding towns. Senior Citizens Yankee Belles Veterans counseling luncheons rotary clubs Eagles Alateen and more convene on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at various local venues with times from 7 p.m. to noon and locations including churches town halls and community centers.

Biddeford Ross Community Center Washington Street Yankee Belles Kennebunk Arundel Yankee Belles Unitarian Church Main Street Keith McClelland Colonial Drive Kennebunk Harold M. Sanborn Civil Defense Office Cutts Ave Saco State of Maine Bureau of Veterans Services Veterans Counseling YCCCS Elm St Willy Kendrick

Saco Area Thursday Community Calendars

Local groups schedule Thursday meetings across Saco and surrounding towns. Saco Senior Citizens meet at Open Door. Al-Anon at Most Holy Trinity. York County Steppers hold a square dance workshop in Arundel with Glenn Zeno calling. Planning Board meets at town hall. food stamp and Social Security sessions in Kennebunk. Rotary at Glen Mor. 50 Plus Club at Webhannet Club. bridge players in Kennebunk at Webhannet. Saco TOPS meets at Most Holy Trinity Paris Hall. meditation lecture at Canal National Bank in Saco. Saco Valley Association meets at York County Training Center with Elaine Cleeton presenting preschool moves.

S.A.C.O. Saco Adult Citizens Organization S.A.C.O Trinity Episopal Church Cleveland Street Saco Lions Club Kennebunk Lions Club Sea Spray Motor Inn Kennebunk Beach ODD Fellows Kennebunk Order of Odd Fellows Ioof Hall Kennebunk YCCA Cape Porpoise LYMAN Board of Assessors Town Hall Arundel Mildred Day School B—S Rotary Club Biddeford-Lace Wonder Barestaurant Biddeford TOPS Canal Bank Shoppers Village B—S Eagles Biddeford-Saco Aerie Order of Eagles Birch Street Most Holy Trinity Church Main Street Kennebunkport Saco Valley Young School Mike Hort Sally Lennox Cuer Post School Street Council ST. Therese Council St. Therese Union St. Jean Baptist St. Jean Hall Adams Street Jordan School Al—Anon An Al-Anon Square Dance York County Webhannet Club Fletcher Street Paris Hall of Most Holy Trinity Church Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Roger Joan Caouette Canal National Bank Saco Valley Association Saco Valley Association For Retarded York Couny Training Center Green St. Iddeford Elaine Cleeton YCCS

Lost cat and dog notices in Old Orchard Beach area

A black and white cat with a bell collar is missing near Union Avenue Old Orchard Beach. Contact 282 4301. A two tone tan and white dog mix, named Shep with tags, is missing in Old Orchard Beach area. Call 934 4625.

Union Avenue Old Orchard Beach Shep

Caucuses Front And Center In Iowa As Campaign Begins

In Des Moines 85000 Democrats and Republicans start caucuses across 2617 precincts to pick presidential candidates. Leaders say no clear frontrunner yet as Carter Bayh Harris Udall Shriver and Jackson campaign, while Ford Reagan aides press in the Republican side. Iowa Democrats will award 47 delegates and Republicans 36 at national conventions.

Des Moines Iowa Morris Udall Arizona Richard Sykes Birch Bayh In- Aliana Jimmy Carter Bayh Carter Fred Harris Oklahoma Udall Sargent Shriver Henry Jackson Washington Harris

Flats Open In Ogunquit for Shellfish Digging

The Maine Department of Marine Resources announced Ogunquit River flats south of Beach Street Bridge will reopen on Sunday for digging clams quahogs oysters mussels and other shellfish. Reopening follows a closure since Oct 29 due to sewage plant pollution and hinges on continued plant operation with review by May 1.

Augusta Maine Department of Marine Resources Ogunquit River Footnee Beach Street Ogunquit Vinal O. Look Look

Weather Summary for New England and Portland

Portland forecast shows fair tonight with southeast wind and increasing clouds elsewhere with chance of snow in northern and mountain areas. Lows zero to the teens, Tuesday snow likely mixing with rain in western coastal sections and highs in the 20s to 30s. New Hampshire and Vermont expect increasing clouds, with snow possibly mixing with rain and cooling or moderating temperatures through Tuesday. New England temperatures list Boston Chatham Providence Hartford Concord Lebanon Vermont highs in 20s to 30s with varying cloud cover and intermittent snow tonight into Tuesday.

Portland New Hampshire Vermont

School Custodians Gain Raise and Staff Actions

The school committee approved a roughly eight percent raise for custodians under a new salary scale retroactive to Jan. 1. Base pay starts at 2.50 per hour, rising to 2.99 after three months, 3.39 after a year, and 3.69 per hour after two years of service for those with more than two years. Head custodian earns 195.20 weekly with three weeks vacation. Kathleen Lee was elected chair. Michael Smith and Gerald Verrier added to the negotiating team with Portland lawyer Harry Pringle to bargain with teachers. Marie Gagne hired as junior varsity girls basketball coach. Robert Magni named Grade 1 teacher. Serene art teaching appointment tabled until Jan. Gym use approved for the fire department and American Legion. special meeting set for Jan. 22.

Kathleen Lee Michael Smith Gerald Verrier Portland Harry Pringle Marie Gagne Robert Magni

Public Safety Beat Saco Collision and Car Fire

A collision occurred Saturday at 4 p.m. on Flag Pond Road involving David Coney 21 and Gary Watters 28 from Saco. Damages were about 600 to Coney’s car and 100 to Watters’s vehicle. Firefighters later extinguished a car fire owned by Basil Emery Jr. of Biddeford at 6:54 a.m. near Tem.

Saco Flag Pond Road David Coney Gary Watters Basil Emery Jr Biddeford Tem Ple Spring Streets Kenneth A. Boucher Bradley Street

Police Chiefs Seek Pot Law Repeal

The Maine Chiefs of Police Association votes to campaign for repeal of a new law decriminalizing small marijuana amounts. They aim to push a repeal bill and organize a 5000-signature petition for a November referendum. Chief Clyde LeClair says enforcers should oppose the measure. Additional local notices describe car crash, a stolen car battery, cassette gear theft, and a school break in Biddeford.

South Portland Maine Maine Chiefs of Police Association Falmouth Clyde LeClair Biddeford Poice Arthur Stackpole Cleaves St Biddeford Jean Lariviere Spruce St Lariviere

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