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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1977

Page

2

Obituaries From Maine Towns Include Multiple Died Notices

Old Orchard Beach Portland Avenue resident Lorne E Taylor 74 died after brief illness Surviving Esther S Crowley Taylor Audrey Jackson Ogunquit Cameron Taylor London three Crowley step sons Funeral Tuesday 2 pm Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home Laurel Hill Next obituary mentions Evelyn P Danis 72 of Saco died at local hospital Survivors Roger Danis Biddeford Rudolfhe Danis Saco Nor mand Danis Camp Ellis five daughters five grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren Mass at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saco Burial at St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford Best known Alton H Towne 49 Kennebunk died in Biddeford hospital Retired Kesslen Shoe employee Surviving Thelma E Burns Towne five Towne children and many relatives Ducted at Bibber Memorial Chapel Kennebunk Rev Robert Stuart Officiating Spring interment Hope Cemetery Kennebunk C Albert Selinder 72 Wells died Biddeford hospital Former banker Providence RI area resident Burial in St Paul Lutheran Cemetery Warwick RI Edgar H Pellerin 77 Saco died after brief illness Retired Garland Manufacturing supervisor Involved in many Masonic and Eastern Star roles Funeral details listed Willie J Roy Whether at Biddeford or Saco ceremonies, observances and calling hours noted with multiple church and cemetery interments.

Old Orchard Beach Lorne E. Taylor Portland Avenue Portland Montreal Esther S. (Crowley) Taylor Audrey Jackson Ogunquit Cameron Taylor London John Crowley Evelyn P. Danis Boom Road Saco Biddeford Alexander and Lumina (Gagnon) Corriveau Danis Notre Dame de Lourdes John B. Danis Roger Danis Rudolphe Danis Normand Danis Camp Ellis Gerard Rachel) Chenard Murfreesboro Tenn Richard Louise) Barker Lawrence Kan Amedee Lucille) Lapointe Allen Claire) Prescott Brooktondale N.Y Joseph Joan) Morrison Alfred Corriveau Hartford St. Joseph Cemetery Cote Funeral Home Beach and James Streets Kennebunk Alton H Towne York St Raymond Winifred (Pitts) Towne Kesslen Shoe Company Thelma E. (Burns) Towne Douglas A. Towne Manchester N.H Gary R. Towne Brian E. Towne Ronald L. Towne Glenn A. Towne Carl Gail) Stoneiddeford Raymond E. Towne Bibber Esther (Geldart) Selinder Wells Donald Delores) Steen Ridgewood N.J Bibber Memorial Chapel Summer St Peter Richardson St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery Warwick R.1 Edgar H. Pellerin Lewis Ave Charles A Cora Trafton) Pellerin Bradford Commandry Kora Temple Shrine Lewiston Annette Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Odd Fellows Lodge of Masons Masonicistrict Carleton Pellerin Topsham Barbara Jackson Doris Fortney Shumway Gross Funeral Home Spring St Laurel Hill Cemetery Funeral Home Willie J. Roy Fall St St. Andre Church St. Joseph Ermond and Conroy Hill St

Card of Thanks for Maurice Loiselle bereavement

The Family Of The Late Maurice Loiselle thanks friends neighbors and relatives for kindness floral tributes and expressions of sympathy received during their recent bereavement.

Maurice Loiselle

Local Funeral Directors and Homes Listed in Saco Biddeford Area

Funeral directors and firms are listed with addresses and phone numbers in the Saco Biddeford Maine region. Dennett Craig 365 Main Ave Saco contact 282 056. Emond Conroy 72 Hill Biddeford 284 5511 or 282 1818. Sansoucy Blais 1 Stone Biddeford 283 3653. R Martel Director. Shumway Gross 35 Spring St Saco 284 5611.

Dennett & Craig Cae Saco Maine Emond & Conroy Funeral Home John P. Conroy Jr Hill St Biddeford Sansoucy — Blais Stone St R. Martel Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring St Saco

Weekend dispatch shows no major incidents in Kennebunkport

Kennebunkport police report no significant police or fire activity over the weekend. A hit-and-run Saturday evening left a Kennebunk youth slightly injured, with further details unavailable at press time.

Kennebunkport Communiations Center Kennebunk Kennbunk

Massachusetts Tramway Board orders investigation

A state police spokesman reported that chairs slid backward into lift machinery during an incident, and the Massachusetts Tramway Board has ordered an investigation. No further details were provided.

Massachusetts Tramway Board UPI

Coast Guard burns oil slick from Buzzards Bay spill

The Coast Guard and EPA planned to burn off a four mile out slick after a 350 foot barge named Frederick Bouchard No 65 spilled 100000 gallons of heating oil near Wings Neck Cape Cod. Bourne officials planned to sue owners for cleanup and damages potentially exceeding 1 million.

Buzzards Bay Mass UPI Coast Guard Cape Cod Canal Frederick Bouchard Wings Neck Cape Cod Bourne Town Environmental Protection Agency Cleveland Ledge Bouchard Transport Co Hicksville N.Y Yankton

Canal may reopen to larger ships after ice closure

Canal officials in Bourne Mass expect reopening to large vessels today after weekend ice. Engineer O A Storry cites poor outlook for smaller boats. A 320 foot barge, Frederick E Bouchard No 65, ran aground in Buzzards Bay Friday spilling about 100000 gallons of No 2 home heating fuel. Buoys and signals must be reset as ice moved them up to a half mile. Coast Guard reported 90 percent ice cover.

Coast Guard Mary Tercamo Bouchard Mark Bourbeau Ocean King Frederick E. Bouchard No Buzzards Bay Uzzards Bay

New York exec testifies in Massachusetts extortion trial

Gerald McKee Jr of MBM Inc testifies about alleged payoffs to Massachusetts senators DiCarlo and MacKenzie. He describes a $40,000 demand to influence a legislative inquiry into MBM and related payments laundered as a loan. Trial hinges on hearsay and mind-state evidence.

Boston UPI New York Massachusetts U.S Edward J. Lee McKee-Berger-Mansueto Inc Gerald McKee Jr Senate Joseph J.C. DiCarlo D-Revere Ronald C. MacKenzie Burlington McKee Walter J. Skinner Lee Walter J. Hurley Robert Mulkern Worcester DiCarlo MBM University of Massachusetts- Boston Donald R. Dwight Senate Ways and Means James A. Kelly Jr MacKenzie

Legislature in Limbo as Corruption Trial Looms

In Boston two Massachusetts senators, Joseph J. DiCarlo and Ronald C. Mackenzie, face an extortion and conspiracy case that shadows the Senate. morale has plummeted as President Harrington enforces strict gag rules and staffers fear discussing the trial, while the eight count indictment from August remains a constant undercurrent.

Boston UPI Massachusetts Senate Joseph J.C. DiCarlo Ronald C. MacKenzie Kevin B. Harrington

Brake failure blamed in ski lift accident at Jiminy Peak

The Massachusetts Tramway Board orders an investigation after a brake malfunction on the Jiminy Peak ski lift caused 12 injuries and seven hospitalizations. A back brake failed as chairs reached the top, sparking mass confusion among 150 to 200 riders and prompting response from state police and area ambulances.

Jiminy Peak Hancock Mass UPI Massachusetts Tramway Board Pittsfield Massachusetts New York Beverly Stein Ms. Stein North Adams

Defense witnesses testify in Picariello trial in Maine

Defense attorney Lewis Gurwitz told the jury he will present Aceto as the key witness in the Richard Picariello case. Aceto, 24, of Portland, has pleaded guilty to similar charges and agreed to testify after receiving a lighter sentence and a new identity. The trial, entering its third week, hinges on whether Picariello transported explosives from Maine to Massachusetts for attacks on a jetliner, a National Guard armory, a Newburyport courthouse, and other sites.

Portland, Maine UPI Lewis Gurwitz Richard Picariello Gurwitz Joseph A. Aceto Portland Picariello New England FBI Efram Zimbalist Jr Martin Uther King Jr Be Aceto U.S. District Court Edward T. Gignoux Maine Massachusetts Logan International Airport National Guard Boston Newburyport Mass Polaroid Corp Cambridge

Maine consumer oil supply unaffected by barge spill

SOUTH PORTLAND Maine UP I reports that Maine homeowners will not feel a heating oil pinch after the oil barge Frederick E Bouchard No 65 ran aground near Buzzards Bay spilling thousands of gallons. Chevron Oil Co superintendent Harland Bruns says local supply remains adequate until a new shipment arrives and notes they do not rely on a single vessel.

Portland Maine UPI Massachusetts Harland Bruns Chevron Oil Co Frederick E Bouchard

School Menus at St Andre School Week

Monday offers Chinese pie with ground beef corn mashed potatoes John's bread fruit cocktail and milk. Tuesday serves John's Pizza with salami cheese orange juice coleslaw pudding peanuts and milk. Wednesday features cheeseburger mustard relish catsup chips buttered green beans pears. Thursday presents spaghetti and meat sauce carrot sticks orange rice Italian bread chocolate brownies and milk. Friday plan lists fish sticks mashed potatoes mixed vegetables applesauce and cookies.

St. Andre John’s

Candidates lining up for Kennebunk town offices

Kennebunk residents file for town meeting posts to be decided March 21. Nomination papers are due February 25 at 5 p.m. with 75 signatures minimum, though 100 suggested to counter duplicates or illegibility. Incumbents and others already filed include Town Clerk Edna Wentworth seeking re election and selectmen candidates across districts.

Kennebunk Edna Wentworth Wentworth Thomas Murphy Robert Slowik West Side Warren Astrowky Board of Selectmen SAD Judith

Madisses club names new officers at First Parish

Ready to take over duties as officers of the Madisses, a women s club at First Parish Congregational United Church of Christ in Saco, are Barbara Freeman president Gladys Black vice president Mavis Gray treasurer and Ruth Warren secretary. They were elected Jan. 27.

Madisses First Parish Congregational United Church of Christ Saco Barbara Freeman Gladys Black Mavis Gray Ruth Warren

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Lorne Taylor Newington Connot J. Crowley Scarborough Noel E. Crowley Portsmouth Portland Ave Erie Laurel Hill Evelyn Danis Alton Towne Ronald Towne Bristol, N.H Sherman E. Towne Nelson L. Towne Cheyenne Wyo Christine) Stevens Arundel Frank Eleanor) Chambers Scituate C. Albert Selinder Albert Selinder State Road Westerly Providence R.I Carl S. and Matilda ( Larson) Selinder University of Rhode Island Phi Ki Fraternity Industrial National Bank Coast Guard Auxiliary St. John Lodge F and AM of Rhode Island Palestine Shrine Temple Bayside Volunteer Fire Department Ocean Lodge F and AM Kennebunk Unitarian Church Edgar Pellerin Saco Masonic Lodge Shumway- Gross Roy Biddeford-Saco Journal United Press International Mathews-Shannon- Cullen Inc 3Rd Ave New York City U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Argo Nantucket Shoals Storry State House Harrington Bruns Chevron Kennebunk Clerk’s Office
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