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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1976

Page

3

Obituaries and funeral notices from Kennebunk area

Obituary items report the deaths of Dr Stephen A Leslie 69 of New York City and Biddeford resident Clement B Auger 46 both with funeral arrangements and survivors listed. Additional notice for Everett W Whitehead 61 of Kennebunk with service details and survivors.

Kennebunk Stephen A. Leslie Park Ave New York City Biddeford Vienna Austria Julius and Valerie (Leveski) Leslie Leslie

Bell from Wood Island Lighthouse gifted to Biddeford Pool church

Union Church on Stone Cliff Road will receive an 1872 bell once used at Wood Island Lighthouse. Donated by Marshall Alexander in memory of his father Walter, the bell is at Day's Enterprises awaiting sand blasting and painting after Coast Guard negotiations. Bud Rohwedder reviews the bell.

Wood Island Union Church Stone Cliff Road Biddeford Pool Bud Rohwedder Marshall Alexander Walter Alexander Coast Guard John Ewing Death

Card of Thanks for Henry N. DeHetre’s Family

The family thanks relatives friends and the Sanford Funeral Home and the Emond and Conroy Funeral Home for kindness and consideration during their recent bereavement. Family of the late Henry N. DeHetre.

Sanford Funeral Home Emond and Conroy Funeral Home Henry N. DeHetre

Biddeford Saco Bicentennial Parade to Grow Bigger

Augusta AP report notes added participants for the Saturday parade include St. Louis Alumni float Biddeford High School band float Stacey's Steppers Daughters of the American Revolution auxiliary Cub Scout Pack 303 Biddeford float and Saco Jaycees entry Maine lottery commission announces weekly winning numbers 103 and 511 Personal note mentions Mr and Mrs Thomas Adams of McAdam Canada vacationing with son in law Dellas Nason Old Orchard Beach and Lisa Mooers of South Waterboro Road a patient at Webber Hospital

Biddeford-Saco St. Louis Biddeford Augusta Maine Maine State Lottery Commission Thomas Adams McAdam New Brunswick Canada Dellas Nason Goodwin Avenue Old Orchard Beach

Beach approves three new legal parking areas in town

Old Orchard Beach town council amends seven traffic ordinances to legalize parking on Evergreen Avenue and First Street and to create a one hour limit in the Square with a paraplegic zone. A loading zone is set on Union Avenue and several streets ban parking. Debate over enforcement includes boot penalties and potential parking deputies.

Old Orchard Beach Evergreen Avenue First Street Bath Street Atlantic Avenue Eee Old Orchard Street Union Avenue West Grand Avenue B Street Old Salt Road Road and Sidewalks Committee Public Safety Commission Staples Street Council Herschel Desjardins Desjardins

SBA Turns Attention to Business Women

SBA launches outreach on women in business with a new leaflet “Women and the U S Small Business Administration” detailing financing bonds training and counseling. Regional director Talbot Bulkley announces a pilot conference in Kansas City July 15 and a national schedule of meetings beginning September across 102 SBA offices.

Boston Mass U.S. Small Business Administration Congress SBA Talbot Deg. Bulkley The Small Business Administration Kansas City Bulkley

Bus bids before OOB school board

OLD ORCHARD BEACH The school committee meets at 7 30 pm in Loranger School to hear a pupil progress report on School Street elementary schools and open bids for bus maintenance and electrical service to the bus parking area. It will revise the gym rental form to require a fireman, set a pupil handbook workshop date, post a part time art teacher vacancy, accept resignations of Robert Magni and Patricia Chapin, appoint new teachers and coaches, and discuss football field repairs.

Old Orchard Beach Loranger Robert Magni Patricia Chapin

Lawn furniture thefts hit Ocean Park retiree center

Old Orchard Beach police report thefts from five Ocean Park retirement center apartments last night. Hanging planters and two concrete swans were also stolen from three homes on Washington and Central avenues in Ocean Park.

Old Orchard Beach Ocean Park Washington and Central Avenues

Indictments show planned bombings never carried out

Federal grand juries charged three Portland men and an additional suspect with transporting explosives for plots to strike A P regional HQ in Boston and Polaroid in Carelee and with earlier July 2 bombings in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Authorities noted detonations destroyed a national landmark but buildings targeted remained unbombed.

Portland Maine Boston New England Massachusetts A&p Polaroid Co Caenlee Joseph A. Aceto Ortland Topsfield Mass Richard J. Picariello Edward P. Gullion Jr Everett C. Carlson New Hampshire Carlson Aceto Picariello Gullion Suffolk County — Jury Logan Airport National Guard Dorchester Asst. Dist John Gaffney Essex County Newburyport U.S Seabrook Peter Mills Central Maine Power Co Augusta James V. Gibbons Federal Bureau of Investigation Suffolk Suffolk County

Saco Mayor Urges Override of PW Veto

Saco Mayor Samuel Zaitlin asks the congressional delegation to override President Ford's veto of a $4 billion public works bill. He cites $2 billion in 100 percent public works grants and a $700 million sewage treatment grant, aimed at regions with high unemployment and need for facilities upgrades.

Saco Samuel Zaitlin Ford Zaitlin Siddeford-Saco-Sanford

Public bicentennial outdoor dance at Biddeford VFW Post

A public open air bicentennial dance is set for Saturday from 8 30 p m to 12 30 a m at the Biddeford VFW Post Home 15 Thornton St Biddeford. The event is cabaret style with music by Me Him and The Other Guy.

Biddeford Post Eterans of Foreign Wars Post Thornton St Biddeford

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Stephen Leslie New York Edith Wolf) Leslie Bibber Summer St Clement Auger Clement B. Auger Paquin Ave Conrad E Florence (Delorge) Auger St. Francis College St. Michael College Winooski Northeastern School of Accounting Portland University St. Joseph Church St. Joseph Cemetery R. G. Bolduc and Sons Funeral Home Alfred St Everett Whitehead Everett W. Whitehead Longview Terrace Longmeadow Greenfield Lewis E Alice Libby) Whitehead Springfield Bay Path Old First Church Hillcrest Park Memoriam Grace Fulton Dennett & Craig Emond & Conroy Funeral Home John P. Conroy Jr Hill St Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring St 3Rd Ave N.Y Lyman Lisa Mooers Whitehead Memorial Fund Elm St Mr. Whitehead Cancer Foundation Church of Your Choice Keith P. Brown Mom Ooe Frank Manduca ST. Andre Church United States Richard Cook Marion Ave Dick Danofrth OOB School Board Biddeford & Saco Notre Dame America Saco Parade Committee God Tagore International Order of the Golden Rule
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