Obituaries for Christina Lawrence and Evelyn Bent MacGregor Anderson
Christina Lawrence 85 a former Biddeford resident died in a Saco nursing home after a long illness Born in Portugal she came to the United States in 1901 She worked at Pepperell Manufacturing and Bates Manufacturing She leaves a son Manuel Lawrence a daughter Mary Lantagne three grandchildren and two great grandchildren A Mass will be at St Mary Church Biddeford Interment at St Mary Cemetery Calling hours today and Thursday Cosgrove Funeral Home Wells Evelyn Bent MacGregor Anderson 66 of Stewart Lane Wells died unexpectedly in a York Village hospital Born January 21 1910 in St John s Newfoundland She lived in Wells a year formerly of Lynn Mass where she was program director for the aging services She studied at Bishop Spencer College and Memorial School of Nursing She is survived by a son Christian Anderson a daughter Marjorie Havens a sister in Wales two grandchildren and a niece Private services will be held at Ocean View Cemetery Wells Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk handles arrangements.
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Christina Lawrence
Granite St
Biddeford
Saco
Portugal
Antonio and
Grace Moniz
Lawrence
St. Mary Church
Pepperell Manufacturing Co
Bates Manufacturing Co
Manuel Lawrence
South Carolina
Roland
Mary) ) Lantagne
Buxton
St Mary Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
OOB rec program offers summer activities for all in town
Old Orchard Beach announces a summer recreation program from June 28 to August 13 run by the park commission. five days a week 9 am to 2 pm at Atlantic Avenue tennis courts Jameson School Memorial Park and the high school gym. activities include track meets soccer volleyball safety swimming arts and crafts and other indoor events. membership tennis cards are $5 single $10 family from the town hall. tennis court funds came from Memorial Park parking not taxpayer money. plans to expand park facilities at no cost to residents.
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Old Orchard Beach
Town’s Park Commission
Marie Smith
Pram
Atlantic Avenue
Jameson
Memorial Park
Michael Smith
Summer Park Commission
Smith
Lost coral jacket near Biddeford bus stop
Coral jacket lost in the vicinity of Alfred Street bus stop near Puritan in Biddeford. A reward is offered. Call 284-5182.
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Coral Jacket
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Puritan
Police close in on identity of dead man in Saco apartment
Investigators expect to identify the deceased this afternoon using dental records and fingerprints. The renter of the apartment since February 1 was Robert Chapman, 21, a former emergency room nurse at Maine Medical Center in Portland who had been missing from the building for about two weeks. Police will confirm if Chapman is the victim once positive ID is made.
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Saco
Bruce Rafnell
Robert Chapman
James L. Smith
Chapman
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Henry Ryan
Maine Medical
Plymouth set for First Lady Betty Ford visit
First Lady Betty Ford will visit Plymouth Massachusetts on June 29 to open a Bicentennial exhibit Remember the Ladies Women in America 1750 1815. Personal item notes Eva Wilson of 8 Ray Street Biddeford is a patient at Notre Dame Unit Webber Hospital Pool Road Biddeford.
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Washington
Betty Ford
Ford
Plymouth
Mass
America
Eva Wilson
Ray St
Biddeford
Notre Dame
Webber Hospital Association
Pool Road
Portlanders fund burial trip for slain youth
Port land residents donate to ship home the body of 20 year old Robert W DeCesaro killed in Perris California. WGAN radio reported 700 raised to cover shipping and funeral costs as the family faced transportation and burial expenses. The mother Marion Clifford and daughter Pamela Descesaro stressed the wish to bury him in Portland.
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Portland
Maine
California
Wgan Radio
Robert W. DeCesaro
DeCesaro
Perris
Calif
Clifford
Pamela DeCesaro
Maine Civil Liberties Union calls petition challenge frivolous
Murrough H. O'Brien, attorney for the Maine Civil Liberties Union, urged Secretary of State Mark Gartley to dismiss Louis Jalbert's challenge to Communist presidential nominating petitions. He argued the challenge lacks valid grounds to question 13,418 signatures filed to place Gus Hall on the November ballot in Maine.
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Portland
Maine
Maine Civil Liberties Union
Murrough H. O'Brien
Mark Gartley
Louis Jalbert
D-Lewiston
O'Brien
Jalbert
Gartley
Gus Hall
Foreclosure overruled as notice failure voids sale
U.S. District Judge Edward Gignoux voided the FmHA sale of an 80 acre Aroostook County potato farm to the Uptons after ruling newspaper foreclosure notices failed to meet due process and proper notice standards. The Rickers had not seen the notices and learned of the foreclosure only by word of mouth. The judge also found due process rights violated by continued lending despite potential nonrepayment. The U.S. attorney’s office is unlikely to appeal.
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Portland, Maine
Farmers Home Administration
U.S. District Court
Edward T. Gignoux
Aroostook County
FmHa
Ivan
Vivian Upton
Monticello
Uptons
Ellie
Elizabeth Ricker
Blaine
Gignoux
Rickers
Pool Beach eminent domain hearing set in Biddeford
A pre-trial hearing date in July has been set for Biddeford Pool Beach eminent domain case. Judge Edward Stern will preside at 10 30 a.m. The City of Biddeford seeks takeover of Biddeford Pool Beach from the Pool Beach Association. The 1973 taking was upheld by Maine Supreme Court but the association challenges other terms including the 250 000 price. City and association pursue possible out of court settlement with Mayor Lucien Dutremble noting no counterproposal response yet.
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Pool Beac
Edward Stern
Biddeford
Pool Beach Association
Maine Supreme Court
Lucien Dutremble
Association
Fire in paper mill tunnel injures 17 at Rumford
A large wastewater pipe under construction at the Boise Cascade Paper Mill in Rumford Maine caught fire causing 17 workers to suffer smoke inhalation. Six inside the pipe and 11 nearby workers were treated and later released at Rumford Community Hospital. The 300 foot pipe held workers using acetylene torches and a gasoline motor when flames began.
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Rumford
Maine
Boise Cascade
Oxford Paper Co
Boise
Rumford Community Hospital
Miss Roberts Pupils Stage Evening of Music in Saco
Miss Ruth Olive Roberts of Saco presented her pupils in An Evening of Music at Fellowship Hall 12 Beach St Saco on Monday and Tuesday. The program featured piano and organ solos duets trios and ensemble numbers. Honors from the National Federation of Music Clubs went to Karen Robert and Jacqueline Hanson with honorable mention. several students received awards and a 1976 Summa Cum Laude went to Donna Draggins and Georgia Vanitis. Special organ selections were by Thomas Frederick Ouellette.
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Ruth Olive Roberts
Saco
Monda
Fellowship Hall
Beach St
National Federation of Music Clubs
Karen Robert
State of Maine
Jacqueline Hanson
Charles Way Shannon
Miss Roberts
Pamela Richard
Christopher Robinson
Mark Robinson
Wendie Holmes
Donna Draggins
Georgia Vanitis
Thomas Frederick Ouellette
Rebecca Fisher
Pauline Nadeau
Mary Fisher
Pauline Ouellette
Ma Bell seeks rehearing on 21 million rate hike
New England Telephone Co. argues before Maine Supreme Court for a rehearing of its 21 million rate request. NET contends updated revenue data justify reconsideration after a 9.1 million increase granted earlier. PUC defense cites ongoing revised figures. Court expected decision in months. Correction notes Old Orchard Beach zoning board meeting date.
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Portland, Maine
Maine Supreme Court
New England Telephone Co
NET
Vincent McKusick
Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Horace Libby
Cabhanne Howard
FMI Hearing On Again Today In Biddeford
A hearing on an unfair labor practices charge against FMI Fibers Incorporated of Biddeford was set to continue in Biddeford today. The NLRB suit, filed on behalf of the Textile Union Workers of America, alleges four employees were fired or laid off for organizing a union at the Biddeford plant last winter. FMI claims the layoffs were cost cutting due to financial setbacks.
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Fiberatorials Inc
Biddeford
Washington, D.C
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Textile Union Workers of America
FMI
Maine Bar Association weighs advertising for lawyers
Kennebunkport Maine AP The Maine Bar Association forms a committee to study guidelines for allowed advertising at its annual meeting while voting down an ABA proposal to permit display ads in phone book yellow pages The A B A leaves implementation to local bars Attorney General Brennan cautions a total ban may violate anti trust laws but some lawyers fear ads would mislead or tarnish the profession Others question who should regulate lawyer advertising and how to enforce rules
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Kennebunkport
Maine
Maine Bar Association
MBA
American Bar Association
ABA
Atty
Joseph E. Brennan
Brennan
Gordon Scott
Scott
Bomb threat empties Biddeford plant after late call
Third shift workers at the Biddeford Industrial Park plant were evacuated Wednesday night after a bomb threat. A male caller warned of a bomb at the factory, prompting police and fire department response. no device was found and workers were sent home. Waterbury employs 80-85 plastic component staff. York County Salon 257 to meet in Kennebunkport Thursday at 7:30 with installation ceremonies and officer wear-white reminder.
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Ener Co
Biddeford
Paul J. Casavant
Journal
Casavant
Fire Department
Waterbury
York County
Kennebunkport
Memorial Legion Home
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Ralph Gregoire
Main St
Jacqueline C. Arel
Lafayette St
Rotary Park
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Stone St
Susan Martel
Ferry Rd
Beach Street
Dames Rochambeau Snowshoe Club
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Arthur J. Martel
St. Anne Sodality
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Sansoucy-Blais
Eva Fournier
Dennett & Craig
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Biddeford-Saco
3Rd Ave
New York City
N.Y
Memoriam
Rosilda
Parenteau
St. Andre’s Church
Bacon Street
Leon
Harpswell Cove
UPI
Marion Clifford
United Way
Linoleum & Carpet Co
Ma Bell
Leonard’s Meat Shop
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