Obituaries From Biddeford Saco Region Honor Local Residents
George Abbott Snow Jr 62 of 178 Hill's Beach Rd Biddeford died suddenly in Largo Fla born March 13 1914 in Methuen Mass member of Free Christian Church Andover Mass survived by widow Lillian Snow a son George III a daughter Janice Murphy three sisters and several grandchildren funeral Tuesday at M A Burke Funeral Home Andover burial West Paris Cemetery calling hours Sunday and Monday. Conde T Frechette 66 of 196 Elm St Biddeford died Friday after brief illness born Sept 29 1910 in Biddeford employed at Pepperell Manufacturing Company since 1926 rose to foreman retired 1973 survived by widow Lucille two sons Richard and Carl a daughter Margo Poirier a brother a pair of sisters five grandchildren calling hours Saturday and Sunday Emond and Conroy Funeral Home. Florence Tipping 65 of 8 Grant St Biddeford died Saturday morning after long illness born June 11 1911 in Newport RI long Biddeford worker for 35 years at company later nurse assistant at Trult ment Home and Notre Dame Unit survived by widower Thomas Tipping a son Joseph Ippin two brothers Emile and Joseph Fournier two sisters Emelia Duke and Carmeline Camire one grandchild and several nieces and nephews memorial mass Monday St Mary Church and spring interment St Mary Cemetery calling hours Sunday. John W Runnells 77 formerly Main St Saco and resident of Wells died Wednesday at Togus VA Hospital former real estate broker associated with King Woodman Real Estate Agency survived by two stepsons two stepdaughters and a wife Nellie who died in 1974 funeral services were held at Johnson Funeral Home North Berwick spring interment Hillside Cemetery North Berwick.
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George Abbott Snow Jr
Hill's Beach Road
Biddeford
Largo
Fla
Methuen
Mass
Free Christian Church
Andover
Lillian
Marquis) Snow
George Abbott Snow III
Jeremiah P
Janice) Murphy Jr
Bradford
Charlotte Hart
Lowell
Alice Gross
Janet LaBell
North Andover
M. A. Burke
North Main St
West Paris Cemetery
Conde T. Frechette
Elm St
Frida
Napoleon and
Josephine (Gregoire) Frechette
St. Joseph Church
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Lucille (Lessard) Frechette
Richard
St. Joseph
Emond and Conroy Funeral Home
Hill St
Florence Tipping
Grant St
Newport
R.I
Napoleon
Rose Anna (Arel) Fournier
St. Mary Church
Tipping
John W. Runnells
Main Street
Saco
Wells
Veterans Administration Hospital
Togus
King Woodman Real Estate Agency
Nellie Runnels
George Belmain
Randolph
Errol Belmain
North Berwick
Scott
Clara) Brewer
Donald
Margaret) Staples
Joyce) Taylor
Johnson Funeral Home
Market St
Hillside Cemetery
Ship named for Maine joins the Navy today
The USS Elliot, a destroyer named after Rockland native Lt. Comm. Arthur J. Elliot II who was killed in Vietnam on December 29, 1968, officially becomes part of the Navy in Pascagoula, Miss. Attending the ceremony were Elliot’s mother Helen and brother John A. Elliot of Thomaston, Adm. Elmo Zumwalt, and representative David Emery.
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Pascagoula
Miss
UPS
Elliot
Rockland
Maine
Navy
Arthur J. Elliot II
Vietnam
Helen Elliot
Thomaston
John A
Elmo Zumwault
Card of Thanks Expressing gratitude after bereavement for Laurent Gobeil
The Family of the Late Laurent Gobeil expresses sincere thanks for the many acts of kindness and helpful deeds performed during our bereavement.
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Laurent Gobeil
Local funeral home listings for Biddeford and Saco figures
Dennett and Craig of 365 Main in Saco Maine provide contact services. Emond and Conroy Funeral Home in Biddeford lists John P Conroy Jr as director with two telephone numbers. Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home in Biddeford at 1 Stone Street lists 283 3653. R Martel directs Shumway and Gross Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco with 284 5611.
Gartley Pushes Four Year Driver License Plan
Secretary of State Mark Gartley and Senator Donald OLeary plan a bill to issue four year motor vehicle licenses for new and renewal licenses at no extra state cost. They claim savings from reduced mailing costs amid rising postal rates. Maine now renews licenses every two years.
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Mark Gartley
Donald O'Leary
Maine
Two Biddeford drivers named in a May Street crash
Police say a Wednesday 4 p.m. two car crash on May Street involved Mary Morin, 30, of 461 Pool Road, and Ronald Fecteau, 29, of 10 Rattier Street. Morin’s car sustained $1,420 in damage while Fecteau’s vehicle damage report is not available. Authorities noted no other incidents in Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kennebunk, or Kennebunkport during the 24 hour period.
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Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Biddeford Fire Department
Biddeford
May Street
Mary Morin
Pool Rd
Ronald Fecteau
Rattier St
Morin
Fecteau
Environment’s Cleanups Cost Ten-Year Billions Revealed
The Council on Environmental Quality estimates ten year pollution cleanup will cost 274.2 billion dollars. Major shares include 105.6 billion for air pollution 121.8 billion for water and 41.8 billion for solid waste.
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Environment
Council On Environmental Quality
1759 document not a treaty in Penobscot land suit
UPI reports Interior Solicitor General says a 216 year old Penobscot submission to Massachusetts is not a treaty and does not affect the ongoing Indian land claim against Maine. Brennan questions why it was ignored and Tureen notes it does not alter the merits of the case.
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Delano Augusta
Maine
UPI
U.S. Interior Department
H. Gregory Austin
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Austin
Interior Department
U.S. Justice Dertment
Joseph Brennan
Interior
Massachusetts
Brennan
Penobscot
Thomas Tureen
Tureen
Department of the Interior
Penobscots
Congress
Beano bill targets winnings by out of staters in Maine
AUGUSTA Maine (UPI) Legislation to block out of state profiteers from Maine Beano profits discussed. Trooper Robert McLaughlin who oversees licensing says 424 nonprofit groups ran beano games last year with gross receipts near 6.7 million. He warns nonresidents increasingly operate through midway arrangements, splitting proceeds with local groups. Critics fear summer residents who join groups could be barred from working beano events.
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Delano Augusta
Maine
UPI
Accorda
Rooper Robert McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Question of police action delays Picariello trial
A lengthy suppression hearing in the Picariello explosives case delayed the trial. Judge Edward Gignoux may rule on whether police entered the Cushman Street apartment before a warrant arrived, amid claims agents found dynamite in a Massachusetts car four hours earlier. The case ties to bombings at Logan Airport, a Boston Armory, and a Newburyport courthouse.
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Picariello
Arthur Frederick Atland
Maine
UPI
Gignoux
FBI
Cushman St
U.S Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Holiday Inn
Logan
National Guard
Boston
Newburyport
Mass
Non resident hunting limit faces defeat in Maine hearing
A bill restricting the deer season’s first five days to Maine residents drew strong opposition from hunting guides and camp owners who warn it would devastate income. Rep. Carroll argued residents are crowded out, but witnesses, including Harland Kidder and Wayne Hockmeyer, said reduced out of state hunting would cripple tourism and local livelihoods.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
George A. Carroll
D.limerick
Fisheries and Willife
Carroll
Somone
Harland Kidder
Rangeley
Kidder
Wayne Hockmeyer
Welfare reform eyed to adjust Maine welfare reimbursements
Augusta Maine Thousands of towns may face higher local welfare costs as 1977 property valuations raise property worth by up to 45 percent The Maine Municipal Association plans legislation to tweak the reimbursement formula The change could lift some programs from 90 percent to full reimbursement and shift a larger share onto communities Last year about 1.6 million dollars was reimbursed under the program, which could drop to about 1 million under the new valuations
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Aine Municipal Association
John Melrose
The
MMA
Melrose
Estate
Guest speaker named for PLEA awards dinner in Portland
The Rev. Laurent LaPlante of the Diocese of Portland will headline the second annual Pro Life Education Association awards dinner on January 22 at the Holiday Inn West. He will speak on The Challenge of 1977. Recipients include Rev. Benjamin C. Bubar Rep J Robert Carrier St Andre Health Care St Andre Home and Church World. The Rev Harold Mctuiwain will give invocatio n and benediction and Betty Stevens will report on Maine Baptists for Life.
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Portland
Laurent LaPlante
Respect For Life Bureau
Diocese of
Pro Life Education Association
PLEA
Holiday Inn West
Maine Turnpike
Raymond Gauthier
Father LaPlante
University of Montreal
St. Charles Church
Brunswick
St. Theresa's Church
Mexico
Benjamin C. Bubar
Christian Civic League of Maine
J. Robert Carrier
Westbrook
The
Church World
St. Andre Home Inc
St. Andre Health Care Facility
Biddeford
Harold Mctuiwain
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Betty Stevens
Maine
Baptists For Life
United States
Legislation Would Let Towns Contribute to Private Consumer Groups
Augusta lawmakers propose permissive legislation to allow municipalities to fund non profit consumer groups like Northeast COMBAT of Bangor. Rep. Edward Kelleher says towns could opt to contribute tax dollars, a power not included in 1973 home rule provisions. Northeast COMBAT executive director John Supranovitch notes current funding from Catholic Church and warns that without new funds, consumer services would shrink.
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Augusta
Maine
UPI
Northeast Combat of
Bangor
Edward Kelleher
D.-Bangor
Kelleher
Combat
John Supranovitch
Northeast Combat
Office of Diocesan Relations
The
Catholic Church
Supranovitch
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Biddeford-Saco
George Snow Jr
Conde Frechette
Thomas Tipping
Joseph Ippin
Emile Fournier
Joseph Fournier
Edward
Emelia) Duke
Dayton
Ohio
Eustache
Carmeline) Camire
St. Mary Cemetery
R. G. Bolduc and Sons
Alfred St
John Runnells
Lincoln
Army
David Emery
Alaine Elliot
Gorham State Teachers College
Dennett & Craig
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Biddeford-Saco Journal
United Press International
Mathews-Shannon- Cullen Inc
3Rd Ave
New York City
N.Y
Gartley
Charlotte Scot
WGAN
Channel 13
Democratic National Committee
Ms. Scot
Kenneth Curtis
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Jimmy Carter
Atlanta
U.S. Justice Department
Beano Bill
Michael Barrett
Belgrade Lakes
Polaroid
Cambridge
Joseph A Aceto
Aceto
Everett C. Carlson
Edward Gullion Jr
LaPointe Excavating Co
Vuvuuy
Louise
Beach ST
Louise Trottier
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