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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1975

Page

2

Obituaries From Kennebunk and Old Orchard Beach

Joseph Polito 80 of Pleasant Street died unexpectedly at home. Born in Italy Aug 17 1894 he was a WWI veteran and taxi operator. survived by widow Ruth, daughter Marlene, brother Peter and four sisters. Mass Tuesday at St Monica Church with burial Evergreen Cemetery. calling hours today at Angell Funeral Home. Harold M Childs 71 of Ocean Park died Saturday in Biddeford after illness. veteran of WWI. former taxi and trucking business owner in Newport New Hampshire. survived by Blanche Childs wife, stepchildren and grandchildren. memorial service Tuesday 2 pm at Ocean Pines Recreation Hall. arranged by Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco.

Kennebunk Joseph Polito Pleasant Street Italy Gandolfo and Cologna (Sabatino) Polito Joe's Taxi Kennebunk Memorial Post Veterans of Foreign Wars Ruth D. (Bowley) Polito Town Marlene Wyman Longmont Colo Peter Polito Woburn Mass Patrina Filippone Los Angeles Calif Mary Lipira New Jersey Eleanor Malaguti West Somerville Jennie Macaluso Medford Old Orchard Beach Harold M. Childs Ocean Pines Ocean Park Biddeford North Pomford Rollo S Etta( Phelps) Childs Vermont Newport N.H Charles Ewing Granite Point Blanche George) Childs Richard A. Childs Warren, Ohio Norma Houghton Hartland Julia Stockard Albuquerque N.M June Gagnon Alice Means Bennington Wilfred Childs West Lebanon Evelyn Allen Sun City Ariz Recreation Hall Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Main St Saco

Dayton voters approve 50402 municipal budget

Dayton residents approved a 50402 dollar municipal budget at a 2.5 hour meeting at Dayton Consolidated School covering July 1 1975 to June 30 1976. A 7000 revenue sharing allocation funds road resurfacing while debates centered on office construction funds and state aid road matching. Regular town officials were reelected.

Dayton Dayton Consolidated School Clark Lumber Co Charles B. Noonan Coyle R. Meserve Robert Bissell William Nanes G. Elwood Brown David W. Smith Tion Maine Publicity Bureau Lyman

Sean Connery Marries Micheline Roquebrune in Marrakesh

London report says James Bond actor Sean Connery secretly wed French Moroccan painter Micheline Roquebrune in Marrakesh during a movie shoot. The Daily Mirror cites the 39 year old bride, who had prior marriages.

London Sean Connery James Bond The Daily Mirror Marrakesh Morocco Connery Micheline Roquebrune

Karvonides Lists Biddeford Mall Revitalization Plan

Constantine Karvonides outlines a plan for a mini mall with extensive parking and preservation of Biddeford’s historic downtown buildings funded by federal and local money. He urges expanded local business opportunities to boost tax revenues and community pride while highlighting humanistic goals for redevelopment. The Thursday Club meeting at United Church of Christ Crescent Street included reception and new member welcomes, with committees named for nominations, ways and means, and annual banquet preparations set for April 3.

Constantine Karvonides Biddeford Thursday Club Karvonides Hass Maurice Ross Maurice Roux Simon Spill Thomas Simpson Leroy Linscott Perrault Emmett Kearney Catherine O'Connor Simpson Arnold Hill Raymond Mathieu Christos Throumoulos Norman Morin Josephine Chadbourne Philip Woodworth Manuel Lawrence Roger Robert Katherine Trecartin

Community events and meetings in Saco and Kennebunk area

A long list of local meetings and activities including Owen-Davis Unit at American Legion in Saco. a March 15 rummage sale at United Baptist Church. alterations clinic at Ye Olde Wool Shop. soap making in Kennebunk. cribbage tourney at Atlantic Lodge. Candidates Night in Kennebunk. various club meetings in Saco, Biddeford, Alfred, Arundel. immunization and well baby clinics. senior citizen programs. a gospel concert in Alfred. and transport and health service details with CAP and YCCAC schedules.

United Baptist Church Saco York County Cooperative Extension Service Ye Olde Wool Shop Saco Valley WELL United Community Service Cutts Ave Alfred TNT Singers Congregational Church Veterans Services Harold M. Sanborn Civil Defense Office State of Maine Bureau of Veterans Services Biddeford TOPS Kennebunk The York County CAP Arundel

Fire and theft spurs weekend public safety report

Biddeford firemen answered two car fires a furnace malfunction and a false alarm over the weekend. In Kennebunkport, about 200 dollars in cash and checks were stolen from St. Martha's Church sacristy during Sunday Mass. bagged money was removed from a connected room through a back door between 11 30 and 11 40. Police have no suspects and continue the investigation.

Biddeford Hill Street Graham Union Streets Kennebunkport St. Martha’s Church

Saco School Committee Meets To Discuss Policies

The Saco School Committee meets tonight at 7 30 at Sweetser School to discuss student record inspections and suspension policies. It will also cover next year's class sizes SD 1994 funding, Thornton Academy contracts for 1976, and the dedication of Saco Middle School.

Saco Sweetser School Thornton Academy Saco Middle School

Maharaj Ji welcomes daughter Premlata in Malibu

Durga Ji wife of religious leader Guru Maharaj Ji gave birth to a girl named Premlata in Malibu. The 8 pound 8 ounce newborn was reported in good condition along with her mother.

Malibu Calif Durga Ji Guru Maharaj Ji

Weather Cast For New England And Maine

A compact forecast covers Concord Lebanon Mt Washington Burlington Montpelier Newport and surrounding areas. Temperatures range from low teens to mid twenties with highs near the mid twenties and record lows possible in exposed spots. Snow showers and windy conditions expected along mountain passes with inland areas mostly dry.

India Becomes Top U S Wheat Buyer With Large Orders

Washington AP India has emerged as the leading foreign buyer of U S wheat this season with orders potentially exceeding five million metric tons at over 760 million dollars. Parker of the Economic Research Service notes the purchases reflect India’s tight food grain stocks in 1974 75 and could make it the largest foreign commercial buyer for the fiscal year ending June 30.

Washington India U.S Agriculture Department John B. Parker Jr Economic Research Service Parker Department Foreign Agricultural Service China Japan Soviet Union Argentina Canada Australia

Rotary clubs plan 50th anniversary joint meeting

The Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club will join the Kennebunk Rotary Club for a Tuesday 6 p.m. gathering at Trudeau's Club on Portland Road in Saco. The event marks the Kennebunk club's 50th anniversary, a former part of the Biddeford club, with guest speaker Don Kent from WBZ Radio Boston.

Rotary Club Biddeford-Saco Kennebunk Rotary Club Trudeau Portland Road Saco Kennebunk Club Biddeford Club Don Kent Meeercraat WBZ Radio Boston

Also Mentioned on This Page

Clement Meserve Sr Selectman Robert Parslow Meserve Fred Starbird Michael Polakowich Leon Starbird Robert Tarbox Virginia Procter Robert W. Cole Jr Jean Goodwin Leo Goodwin Memoriam Anna Cabana May Maylia Paul St. Joseph’s Church Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring St. Saco Dennett & Craig Main Street Maine Tel Emond & Conroy Funeral Home John P. Conroy Jr Hill St Sansoucy — Blais Stone St R. Martel United Church of Christ Crescent Street Norman Reilly William B O'Sullivan Oscar Perrault Madeliene Davenport John Chisholm Blanche Ryan Carl Haas Owen-Davis American Legion Auxiliary Beach Street Atlantic Lodge Order of Odd Fellows Robert E. Stanwood Citizens Council Kennebunk Concerned Citizens Council of Kennebunk Kennebunk Inn E and United Methodist Church School Street Helen Jamison Vera Munford Dayton Committee Knights OF Columbus Luke E. Hart Hibernians Ancient Order of Hibernians Main and Elm Streets Evangeline Club Evangeline Rebekah Club Helen Wormwood Ferry Road Helen Garside Annette Order of the Eastern Star Ethel Smith Middle St Laleche League Linda Clarey Catholic Women’s Club of Most Holy Trinity Church Bernie’s Fashions Salon de Beaute Portland St. Margaret Parish Hall D.P.T O.P.V Michael Magaudda TNT S.A.C.C. Saco Adult Citizens Organization Trinity Episcopal Church Cleveland Street Yankee Belles Unitarian Church Keith McClelland Colonial Drive York County Council On Aging Stanley Hyde Carl Bohlin Spebsqsa Kennebunkport Spebsqsa YCCA Cape Porpoise Board of Assessors Wardwell Wardwell Home Madisses First Parish Congregational Church Yvonne Fidalgo Post Office Public Safety Saco Board Maharaj Ji New Hampshire Concord Lebanon Mt. Washington Burlington Montpelier Minneapolis Chicago Denver Marc Aylight A.M Massachusetts Bangor Caribou Greenville Eastport Rumford National Weather Service UPI Weather Forecast Atlanta Miami Amarillo Anchorage Asheville Birmingham DC Bismarck Boise Brownsville Buffalo Charleston Charlotte Richmond St. Louis Cincinnati SunSalt Lake Cleveland San Diego San Fran Orn Des Moines Seattle Detroit Spokane Duluth Tampa Fairbanks Fort Worth Philad’phia Phoenix Pittsburgh Rapid City Electric Appliances Whirlpool Frigidaire Maytag Kelvinator Applian Cit Inc
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