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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1973
Page
2
Ward has received news of the death of Mrs Annie M Mason of Eagle Lake on March 2 in a nursing home. She was widow of Harry R Mason. Survived by five daughters and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and nieces. A Mass of the Resurrection was held March 5 at St Marys Church in Presque Isle. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery in the spring.
Funeral services for Albert M Wentworth of 293 Elm St Biddeford will be at 2 p.m. Saturday. Services from Dennett and Craig Funeral Home at 365 Main St Saco officiated by Rev John Miller of United Church of Christ. Calling hours 1 p.m. until services.
Boston reports ski conditions from New England areas with details on new snow depth surface type and base status. Listings cover multiple mountains in New Hampshire and Maine with notes on operation status and terrain conditions.
Funeral directors Shumway and Gross at 85 Spring St Saco and Dennett and Craig at 345 Main St Saco Maine are listed with phone numbers 284 5611 and 22 EMOND's Funeral Home at 284 5511 run by Frank X Emond and J P Conray in this local notices snippet.
Lillian M. Knight Swallow of South Attleboro Mass died March 7 1973. Wife of the late Frederick D. Knight Sr relatives and friends invited to funeral from Patrick J Duffy Funeral Home Attleboro March 10 at 1015 AM. Funeral Mass at Church of St Mark North Attleboro at 1100 AM. Interment at St Marys Cemetery North Attleboro. Calling hours Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM.
The forecast shows clear and cold skies tonight with low temperatures near 10 to the north and in the 20s south. Saturday will be sunny with increasing cloudiness in western areas and highs in the 30s to 40s.
A sequence of listed high and low tides in March showing times for morning and evening tides. The data includes four readings with specific A M and P M marks, indicating the cycle between high and low tides during the day.
The Young Burns Fairfield Music Boosters of Saco will meet March 13 at 7 30 p m at Young School. A 30 member select chorus led by Thomas Davis will perform. Committee reports will be given. All members are urged to attend for an engaging evening.
A retired shoe worker George O'Brien aged 75 and his wife Bertha 77 perished in a blaze that swept their one and a half story home in rural Augusta. The fire was reported at 10 45 p m Thursday and a state fire inspector investigated the cause.
The USNS Upshur, a 13,300-ton troopship in the Far East, will be handed to Maine Maritime Academy in Castine as a training vessel. It will replace the 9,900-ton former passenger liner State of Maine, used since 1961.
In Augusta, two major education groups clashed over a bill to ban corporal punishment in public schools. The Maine Teachers Association backed the measure while the Maine School Superintendents Association opposed it, citing existing disciplinary options and administrative guidelines.
Mayor Gilbert R. Boucher announced bids on unit prices for the Biddeford Municipal Airport runway extension. Firms submitting offers included Claude Dubois 83 903 40 Emile Drouin 109 758 55 Stuart Construction 99 828 65 Blue Rock Industries 119 490 86 Weaver Brothers Construction 89 801 21 Bridge Construction 159 122 75 Warren Brothers 93 481 25. The bids were opened at 10 am with city officials and engineers in attendance as the Joint Finance Committee and Airport Commission prepare to review.
Old Orchard Beach announces Dana Kelley has served as Special Police Officer for about eight months. Born in Jonesport and living in Old Orchard Beach for 11 years, Kelley completed the Maine Law Enforcement Academy course and hopes the department grows into a top regional agency. He is married to Leotta Briggs with no children.
Government lawyers will ask the Supreme Court to decide the fate of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline after a two year delay from lawsuits by three environment groups. The U S Court of Appeals ruled the 1920 Mineral Leasing Act limits federal land right of way to 54 feet, blocking construction and sidestepping the Interior Department environmental impact review.
State Rep. Elmont S. Tyndale says there is a good chance the state will fund York County senior transportation programs after CAP funding cuts. The medical bus to Portland and Maine Medical Center and a local mini-bus service were discontinued, prompting a $10,000 request to continue the service. Tyndale urged letters to The Appropriations Committee in Augusta supporting a special $10,000 appropriation.
Lord defends store ethics amid complaints about price changes and markups. A housewife recalls 25 percent wax paper hikes in a week, noting she now stays silent at checkout. Lord says customers can buy single items and even a single grape by asking the clerk.
Henry Desper of the Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Wells Water District notes that two day rainfall 0.85 inches translates to 8.50 inches of snow, with 1.14 inches total water content equaling about 11.40 inches of snow. The data show 1972 monthly rain and snow totals, suggesting 566.76 inches of potential annual snowfall if fully snow.
Maine Senate tabled emergency bill to repeal the $3 poll tax on adult males at the 10th week of session. If approved, repeal would take effect after possible immediate passage or after further votes, with debates over timing and potential recall to House. House also kept alive land access bill seeking $1 per acre penalty for landowners blocking public access.
Concord lawyer Richard Upton explains two legal paths to fix a boundary between states, including interstate compacts and Supreme Court suits. The debate traces back to Maine and New Hampshire actions, the 1970 Portland talks, and the Heaphy case that disrupted a temporary border accord.
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