Miss Christina Meehan Dies at 75 in Biddeford
Christina Meehan 75 of Biddeford died yesterday at a local hospital. Born July 7 1897 in Biddeford she was the daughter of James and Annie Meehan. A St Mary Church communicant she is survived by a sister Agnes Ledger of Biddeford a niece and several cousins. Funeral from St Mary Church Monday at 9 am interment in St Mary Cemetery. Cosgrove Funeral Home hours tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina Meehan
Main St
Biddeford
James and
Annie (Kilmartin) Meehan
St. Mary Church
Agnes Ledger
St. Mary Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
George Parent Kennebunk Obituary
George Parent, 88, of Grove Street Kennebunk died yesterday at a local nursing home after a long illness. Born in Canada on Sept 8, 1883 he worked at Roger's Fiber Co and later served as a caretaker for area homes. There are no known survivors. The service was held Tuesday at St. Monica Church with interment at Hope Cemetery. Bibber Memorial Chapel announced visiting hours Monday 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
George Parent
Grove Street
Canada
Roger's Fiber Co
St. Monica Church
Hope Cemetery
Bibber
Summmer St
Boisclair Rites Held For Saco Resident at Notre Dame
Joseph Florido Boisclair 66 of 5 Storer St Saco died unexpectedly at home Thursday night. Born Biddeford June 14 1906 he was son of Trifle and Delia Boisclair. Survived by widow of Florida two daughters Mrs Clarence LaCaze Pensacola Fla and Mrs William Link Virginia Beach Va. Funeral from Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Saco Monday at 8 am with interment in Woodlawn Biddeford. Visitation at Cote Funeral Home Saco tomorrow 1 to 3 and 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Florido Boisclair
Storer St
Saco
Biddeford
Trifle
Delia (Roberge) Boisclair
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Florida
Clarence LaCaze
Pensacola
Fla
William Link
Virginia Beach
Woodlawn Cemetery
Cote Funeral Home
James St. Saco
Deaths in Biddeford area Maria Provencher 84
Maria Provencher 84 of 105 Pike St Biddeford died at home after a long illness Born Sept 20 1887 in St Ferdinand d Halifax Quebec She was a communicant of St Andre Church Biddeford Survived by widower Joseph H Provencher two sons Henry and Lionel two brothers Saul and Simeon Houle two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Emond Funeral Home 72 Hill St Biddeford. viewing tonight 7 9 and tomorrow 2 4 and 7 9 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Provencher
Pike St
Biddeford
St. Ferdinand d’Halifax
Que
Ferdinand and
Emilie (Cott) Houle
St. Andre Church
Joseph H. Provencher
Henry Raymond Lionel Henry Provencher
Saul
Simeon Houle
St. Jospeh Cemetery
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St
Funeral Directors Names and Addresses in Saco Maine
Funeral directors listed include Dennett and Craig 365 Main Street Saco Te 282 0562 Emond's Funeral Home 284 5511 Frank X Emond J p Conroy Shumway and Gross Funeral Service 35 Spring Street Saco 284 5611
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P Conroy
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Portland Weather Outlook Showers and Thunderstorms Expected
Variable cloudiness through Sunday with showers and thundershowers likely primarily in the afternoon and evening. Highs Sunday range from the mid 70s to 80s, with tonight’s lows in the 60s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine PUC approves rate hike for New England Telephone
The Maine Public Utilities Commission approves a 13.55 percent intrastate rate increase for New England Telephone customers, raising basic residential service by 15 to 90 cents monthly and business costs by 50 cents to $2.80. Interstate rates remain unchanged. The move aims to generate about $7.7 million for rising costs and new construction. The decision came with a tight deadline and awaits federal approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
New England Telephone Company
Maine
Public Utilities Commission
Howard Cunningham
Commission
PUC
New England Telephone
Bingham
Cunningham
Federal Price Commission
Land Use Head Scores States Paper Industry
Maine land use head accuses Dia mond International and others of false information on interim wildlands zoning. James S. Haskell of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission says industry groups tried to derail the process before the July 1, 1973 deadline. Paul McCann of the Paper Industry Information Office denies opposition claims and says the industry aims to be constructive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
James S. Haskell
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission
Diamond International
Scott Paper
Oxford Paper
James Sewall Co
Haskell
Paul McCann
Paper Industry Information Office
Church youth groups schedule across towns in Maine
Multiple church youth fellowships and youth activities are listed with meeting times across Saco Old Orchard Beach Wells Kennebunkport and nearby communities. Events include youth services Bible study night vigils and junior choirs along with Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes at St Marys Wells Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
St. Mary’s Church
Wells Beach
July Tides and Muskies at Maine Convention Debark
Jay Nathanson, 17, son of Jon and Mrs Nathanson of Saco, held the Maine standard as Muskie delegates and observers debarked from a plane. Senator Muskie plans a beach stay at Kennebunk and return to Washington for the summer with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOW A. M. P. M
Muskie
Jay Nathanson
Jon Nathanson
Saco
Maine
Kennebunk Beach
Washington
Senator Muskie
Mrs Elphege Paradis Patient At Webber
Mrs. Elphege J Paradis of 135 Summer Street Biddeford is listed as a medical patient at Webber Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elphege J. Paradis
Summer St
Biddeford
Webber Hospital
Omagh Barricade Operation Foils Guerrilla Bomb Plot
Police sealed off Omagh shopping centre in a midnight operation aimed at foiling bombers. A man was arrested after authorities stopped a car used to transport a gelignite device as further violence erupted in Antrim where a trail of blood led investigators.
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Page One
Antrim
Omagh
Lost Dalmatian Sam Near Granite Point Fortunes Rocks
Black and white male Dalmatian named Sam missing around Granite Point Road Fortunes Rocks in Westford Massachusetts. License tag 586. Reward offered call 282-0952.
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Granite Point Road
Fortunes Rocks
Westford
Mass
Sam
McGovern Faces Union Rift and Southern Doubts
Sen. Black Man leads the Democratic ticket as the new national chair amid gaps in unity among nominees and rivals. Big labor resists the candidate who challenged its power, while unions vary in loyalty with AFL-CIO meetings looming. Some unions back McGovern. others distrust leaders. South states doubt McGovern Eagleton can win Dixie. Governors offer cautious support pending campaign plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic National Committee
Big Labor
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers
Afl-Cio
United Auto Workers
Electrical Workers
McGovern
South
Guest Minister At Ferry Beach
The Rev. Alexander Meek Jr. of Lynn Massachusetts will be guest minister at Ferry Beach Park Association Saco Sunday service at 11 a.m. in the Eleanor B Forbes Chapel. His sermon topic is Who Are These Liberals He is a Tufts University graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Meek Jr
Universalist Unitarian Church of
Lynn
Mass
Ferry Beach Park Association
Saco
Eleanor B. Forbes
Meek
Tufts U
Universalist Leader Guides Junior High Conference at Ferry Beach
A Universalist church leader, former pastor in Orange Massachusetts and Stafford Connecticut, now directs a group of junior high students hosting a conference at the Ferry Beach Park Association in Saco. The speaker previously led Crane Theological School at Tufts and served Universalist churches in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane Theological School
Tufts
Orange
Mass
Stafford
Conn
Ferry Beach Park Association
Saco
Puerto Rico Battles Over Proposed Nuclear Plant
Citizens clash with government over a $400 million nuclear plant planned on Puerto Rico's south coast. Critics warn of ecological damage from hot water discharge and potential radiation. Proponents cite reliable power supply amid a severe power squeeze and rising oil prices affecting Venezuela imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
P.R
Puerto Rico
Slambang
Commonwealth
Venezuela
Church Plans Summer Fair at St Johns By The Sea
Old Orchard Beach church announces Holy Communion at 8 a.m. and a Bishop Committee meeting at 7 p.m. to finalize plans for the annual summer fair on Saturday July 22. Bring food for the barrel and items for the grab bag or white elephant sale. A seafood newburg replaces lobster salad for supper with peas and strawberry shortcake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
St. Johns-By-The-Sea
Episcopal Church
St. John Street
Morning Nuptials At St Andre Church
Miss Colette Priscille Lapierre and Edward Charles Granger wed at St. Andre Church Biddeford this morning. The ceremony featured orchid and white decor and a Mother of Pearl prayer book bouquet. The couple will reside in Torrington Connecticut after a Bermuda honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Andre Church
Biddeford
Colette Priscille Lapierre
Edward Charles Granger
Robert A. Lapierre
Westfield St
Edward J. Granger
Torrington
Conn
Richard St. Cyr
Laura Proulx
Alfred Cloutier
Diane L. Gerry
Adrianne R. Couture
Hanover
Priscilla J. Knowlan
Strong
Sharon C. Simard
Sandra M. Beaudoin
Terrance J. Fogarty
Lance R. Watts
Joseph C. Bianchi
Peter W. Colby
Shawmut Inn
Kennebunkport
Judy Winslow
Bermuda
Biddeford High School
University of Maine, Machias
Connecticut
Torrington High School
U.S. Air Force
Southern New England Telephone Company
Parked Auto Struck By Unknown Car In Biddeford
A parked car owned by William G. Simaris of 26 Common St. Saco was struck by an unknown vehicle on Prospect Street Biddeford in a hit and run. The previous night two vehicles driven by Donald L. Ford of Waterboro and Michael W. Liarakos of Biddeford collided at South and Jefferson streets causing minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Simaris
Common St
Saco
Biddeford
Prospect Street
South
Jefferson Streets
Donald L. Ford
Waterboro
Michael W. Liarakos
Four Members Of Mr. Family Die In Crash
A private plane crashed while attempting a landing at Belfast Airport killing four members of a Maryland family. Patricia Peters 42 and three children died. James A. Peters 34 the pilot and daughter Jamie 8 survived. The plane struck a tree after circling in bad weather. Matthew Waldo County officials noted possible Belfast relatives.
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Belfast
Maryland
Patricia Peters
Jamie
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Waldo County
Stanley Knox
Connally Attacks McGovern in Harsh Senate Remarks
Former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally, a Democrat, launches a forceful verbal barrage at Senator George McGovern, the Democratic presidential nominee, in San Clemente California. The exchange highlights intra party tensions during the campaign period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Clemente, Calif
Treasury
John B. Connally
George McGovern
Pet Rates Cut by Casco Bay Lines in Island Trips
The Public Utilities Commission approved a revised tariff lowering island pet transport charges. Casco Bay Lines will charge 50 cents one way or a $1 round trip per animal, effective today after talks with Casco Bay Islands Development Association.
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Augusta AP
Public Utilities Commission
Case Bay Lines
PUC
Howard M. Cunningham
Casco Bay Lines
Casco Bay Islands Development Association
Bombs Kill POWs Claims by Viet Cong
The Viet Cong said American bombs killed more than 200 South Vietnamese POWs in Kontum Province when B52s reportedly hit Hill 616 near Loc Mai on July 5 and 6. They also claimed 300 of 700 captured at An Loc joined Viet Cong duties or were freed. Saigon denied any releases. Scores of soldiers were missing after the An Loc siege.
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Hong Kong
Kontum
Hill
Loc Mai
An Loc
Saigon
Binh Long
Biddeford Expected to Receive $236,000 Under Revenue Bill
Mayor Gilbert R. Boucher of Biddeford declined comment on a general revenue sharing bill approved by the House. If enacted, Maine would get about $19.8 million with Biddeford receiving $236,000, Lewiston $906,495, Bangor $524,635, and the state total about $1.349 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Gilbert R. Boucher
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Herbert G. Klein
White House
Maine
Boucher
Lewiston
Bangor
Bay State Woman Injured In Ocean Park Crash
Mary A. Dio, 20, of Worcester Massachusetts, sustained back and neck injuries in a two car collision at Temple and West Grand Avenues in Ocean Park. She was treated at Webber Hospital Biddeford and released. The other driver was Guy Lamontagne, 18, of 82 Foss Street Biddeford. The Dio car was struck from behind according to Old Orchard Beach police reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Dio
Worcester
Mass
Temple and
West Grand Avenues
Ocean Park
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Guy Lamontagne
Foss St
Old Orchard Beach
Movies Will Be Shown At Saco Park
Saco's Recreation Department will screen The Red Stallion at Pepperell Park tomorrow evening near dusk weather permitting. A truck-mounted screen at Beach Street side will show two 15 minute cartoons before the feature. Admission is free and rain dates will be announced if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Robert Moody
Pepperell Park
Moody
Beach Street
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Miss Christina Meehan
New York
Aline B. Saarinen
National Broadcasting Co
Paris
Srinagar, Kashmir
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed
Kashmir
Mohammed
Memoriam
Keith Brown
Woomeey
Comminghe
PUG
Methodist Youth Fellowship of
The
Saco United Methodist Church
Goodwins Mills
Bible Club
the Bible Baptist Church
Ferry Road
Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle
Assembly of God
Atlantic Avenue
Third Street
Youth Fellowship of the
Advent Christian Church
Route 35
South Congregational Church
Temple Street
Lyman Baptist Church
Wins Mills
Outh Fellowship
One Ai Lanries Pree Christian Union Society
Methodist Youth Fellowship of the West Kennebunk ‘Methodist Church
Baptist Youth Fellowship of the
Ogunquit
Sen
Ferry Beach
Colpon
St. Andre
Fulton’s Flea Market
Gorham Grange Hall
Danson’s Jewelry
J. P. Cote
Backhoe & Dozer Work
Edward C. Granger
Anastasoff
Bay State
Scontras
Portland Road
Saco Park
Say
Mariam’s
Portland Ave
Southgate Ave
Biddeford, Maine
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