Deaths in Kennebunk and Biddeford
Charles A Freeman 89 of 30 Storer St Kennebunk died March 18 in a Portland hospital after a brief illness. Born Waltham Mass Oct 23 1883 he was foreman overseeing Maine Turnpike toll stations since 1947 retiring 1965. Survivors include widow Harriet and two sons with grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 10 a.m. at Kennebunk United Baptist Church. Interment Mt Feake Cemetery Waltham. Calling hours Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk today. Also Phoebe Legare 81 of 15 St Mary St Biddeford died March 17 in a Biddeford hospital. Born Somersworth NH March 5 1892 she worked for Pepperell Manufacturing. Surviving sons and daughters listed. Mass of the Resurrection Wednesday 8:30 a.m. St Joseph Church Biddeford. Interment St Joseph Cemetery. Calling hours Sansoudy Blais Biddeford today and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Charles A. Freeman
Storer St
Portland
Waltham
Mass
Alfred
Kate
Sherwood) Freeman
Maine
Kennebunk United Baptist Church
Mt. Feake
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St
Phoebe Legare
St. Mary St
Biddeford
Yvette Paquette
Blanche Roy
Therese Little
Upper Marlboro
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemtery
Sansoudy-Blais Funeral Home
Stone St
Biddeford Man Alfred Souliere Dies at 72 in Local Hospital
Alfred Souliere aged 72 of 45 Hill Street Biddeford died March 17 in a local hospital. Born December 5, 1900 in Biddeford he worked at the Saco Lowell Shops and later was a self employed gardener. Survived by his wife Arline two children including C M S Joseph A R Souliere and Rita Beaulieu a brother Ferdinand and sister Georgianna with eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral from St Andre Church at 9 am today followed by interment in St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford with Emond Funeral Home handling arrangements and visiting hours today and tomorrow.
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Alfred Souliere
Hill St
Biddeford
Eusebe and
Marie (Mailhotte) Souliere
Saco- Lowell
Biddefor Oo
St. Andre Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond Funeral Home
Hill St. Biddeford
Carrie Thompson Buxton Widow Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Carrie L Thompson 79 widow of George Thompson died March 17 at home after a brief illness Born Buxton April 2 1893 daughter of John W and Ida Pease educated locally Surviving daughter Doris Thompson two brothers James and Harry Pease sister Mrs Conna Barrett Worcester Mass Several nieces and a funeral service will be held Wednesday at 1 pm from Nealand Ork Funeral Home Gorham Spring interment South Buxton Cemetery Washington AP Military equipment continues to flow from North Vietnam despite President Nixon warning Hanoi to halt infiltration according to US military intelligence sources
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Buxton
Carrie L. Thompson
George Thompson
John W
Ida
Howard) Pease
Doris Thompson
James
Harry Pease
Conna Barrett
Worcester
Mass
Nealand Ork
State St
Gorham
South Buxton Cemetery
Washington
North Vietnam
Nixon
Hanoi
South
Frank H Chambers of Scituate dies suddenly
Frank H Chambers aged 37 of 37 Edgar Rd Scituate died suddenly March 18. Beloved husband of Eleanor F Towne and father of Jeffrey and Matthew. Funeral from Gaffey Funeral Home North Scituate Tuesday at 10 AM with a 11 AM Mass at St Mary of the Nativity. Memorial Mass in Kennebunk Wednesday at 11 AM. Interment at Hope Cemetery Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary of the Nativity
St. Monica’s Church
Kennebunk
Maine
Hope Cemetery
Funeral Directors and Mortuary Firms Listed in Saco Maine
The text lists funeral homes in Saco Maine including Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St and Dennett and Craig at 365 Main St with phone numbers 284 5611 and 282, Emond's Funeral Home at 284 5511. Names mentioned include Frank X. Emond and J. P. Conroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Dennett & Craig
Maine
Tel
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Obituary: Frank H. Chambers of Scituate Dies at 37
Frank H. Chambers 37 of Edgar Road Scituate died March 18 in Brockton. He was director of special education in Brockton Public Schools and a veteran of the Korean War. He earned a bachelor’s from Gorham State College and a master’s from Bridgewater State Teachers College. He is survived by his widow Eleanor two sons Jeffrey and Matthew his mother in Kennebunk his father in Manchester Conn one brother and two sisters. Funeral Mass at St Mary of the Nativity Scituate Harbor Tuesday and memorial Mass at St Monica Kennebunk Wednesday burial at Hope Cemetery Kennebunk.
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Scituate
Mass
Frank H.chambers
Edgar Road
Brockton
Chamber
Kennebunk
Maine
Harold and
Minetta (Brown) Chambers
Gorham State College
Gorham
Bridgewater State Teachers College
U.S Army
Chambers
Maraslin Institute
Holliston
Sunlight House For the Blind
Education Counseling Services
Brockton Education Association
Massachusetts Teachers Association
Massachusetts
School Counselors Association
Massachusetts School Adjustment Counsel
Scituate Harbor
St. Monica Church
Hope Cemetery
Mildred Tracy 70 dies in Portland after Saco roots
Mildred Tracy of Coolidge Avenue died March 17 in Portland. Born August 12, 1902 in Saco she was the widow of Willie Tracy and a Salvation Army member in Old Orchard Beach. Survivors include four sons, six daughters, a sister and a brother. Funeral held at Dennett and Craig Funeral Home with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery in the spring.
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Mildred Tracy
Coolidge Avenue
Portland
Saco
A. Burt
Efie (Whitney) Huntress l
Gray’s Business College
Tracy
Willie Tracy
Salvation Army Corps
Old Orchard Beach
Lawrence W
Walter N
Richard T
San Jose
Calif
Donald F
Rachel Blunt
Mattie Hilton
Marion Levesque J
Evelyn Tenney
Sanford
Ruth Huff
Boston
Mattie Trafton
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
William Groff
Woodlawn
Biddeford
Portland Weather Snow Flurries Tonight And Tuesday
Tonight light snow in the north with a chance of flurries elsewhere. Lows in the 20s. Tuesday, snow flurries in the north and a chance of flurries elsewhere. Highs in the 30s to low 40s.
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Portland
Community club and veterans groups schedule Tuesday meetings
Members of the Evangelin i Club will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Ethel ence 9 Vernon St Saco The Auxiliary of Biddeford Post Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a special meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the post Thornton Street Biddeford A meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians will be held Tuesday for installation of officers Biddeford Music Boosters will meet tonight at 7 30 in the new band room facilities The agenda includes election of officers exchange concert fashion show and other future activities Members of the Past Presidents Parley of Owen-Davis Unit American Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday at 8 p m at the home of Mrs Blanchette Hall Avenue Saco
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelin i Club
Ethelence
Vernon St
Saco
Biddeford
Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Thornton Street
Ddeford
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Wells Town Meeting Ends With Budget Votes And Parking Plans
The meeting rejected $130,000 in federal revenue sharing and two other articles per budget board recommendations. Residents backed a 50 car lot at the Drakes Island end and funded a lot between Webhannet Drive and Gold Ribbon Drive. Tax commitments total $1,379,035 with $816,167 for the school system, and several articles were postponed for a later meeting to reconsider school refurbishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budget Board
Drakes Island
Webhannet Drive
Gold Ribbon Drive
Saco Businessmen Plan Ladies Night at Cascade Lodge
The Saco Business Men's Association announces its annual Ladies Night for April 28 at Cascade Lodge Saco. Co chairman Arthur Huot says the evening includes a 7 social hour a 8 buffet dinner and dancing to Muriel's Orchestra with roast turkey ham and shrimp on the menu. Co chairmen Donald Shorey Robert Butler and Andrew Scontras assist along with officers Richard Valentiano president Scontras vice president Israel Rosen treasurer and secretary Robert Fer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Business Men's Association
Cascade Lodge
Saco
Arthur Huot
Richard Valentiano
Scontras
Israel Rosen
Robert Fer
Autos Vandalized At Beach Saturday
Twenty nine tires were punctured on several Old Orchard Beach streets including First Street Bay Avenue and Old Orchard Avenue last Saturday night. A battery was stolen from a car parked at 81 Mayflower Drive belonging to Mrs J Smith.
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Old Orchard Beach
First Street
Bay Avenue
Old Orchards Avenue
J. Smith
Central Maine Meat Boycott Sparks Local Pledge Drive
Mrs Gorman leads a small civic push as about 50 residents across a central Maine city pledge to boycott meat after prices rose from 99 cents to 1.30 per pound. Nearby Belgrade and Fairfield volunteers offer help. plan targets the week of April 17 with broader state coordination.
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Page One
Maine
Belrade
Fairfield
Biddeford Legion Post Celebrates 54th Birthday
About 200 members and guests attended the American Legion Post Home birthday event in Biddeford. Fifty year pins were presented to six members, with remarks from Commander Poire Past Commander Sheltra and Mrs Shirley Dow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford Legion
Albert Masse
Adrien Poissant
Ernest A. Lapointe
Arthur Bibeau
John Bergeron
Rodolphe Vanasse
George H. Boutin
Robert Poire
Royal Sheltra
Shirley Dow
First District
Rose Soulard
Tighe - Beaudoin - Farley Post
American Legion
Legion
Post
Elm Street
Biddeford
Adrien
Biddeford School Chief Quiet On Redmond Grievance
Supt Frechette refused comment on when the grievance hearing for Biddeford teacher David Redmond will occur. Redmond contends he was passed over for football coach in favor of David Kerry of Chelmsford Mass citing Kerry’s ongoing coaching activity and up to date methods. The board’s decision sparked city controversy and Redmond has filed a grievance through the Biddeford Teachers Association after widespread radio debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew C. Frechette
Biddeford
David Redmond
Redmond
Biddeford Grid
Biddeford Board of Education
David Kerry
Chelmsford
Mass
Supt. Frechette
Frechette
Kerry
John Simpson
Mishap Totals Car At OOB Saturday
OLD ORCHARD BEACH A 1973 Gremlin driven by Gary Fitzgerald 19 of 7 Somerset Ave Old Orchard Beach was totaled in a one car accident Saturday night police said Fitzgerald lost control on Washington Avenue tore down some e s work and ne and sm into ilit ener daa Say one ane Attorney Robert Couturier Fitzgerald was taken to former mayor and state Webber Hospital where he was admitted but later released with a panel discussion on The Franco American Religious and Political Evolution at St Marys Parish Hall Lewiston featuring Couturier Sister Solange Bernier OSU and Ronald Couturier invited public participation
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Old Orchard Beach
Gary Fitzgerald
Somerset Ave
Fitzgerald
Washington Avenue
Ilit Ener Daa
Robert Couturier
St. Francis College
Institute On
St. Mary’s Parish Hall
Lewiston
Couturier
Institute
Solange Bernier
OSU
Ronald Couturier
Franco-American Institute Session Outlines Maine Growth
Today in Lewiston the Franco-American Institute hosts a program tracing religious and political attitudes among Maine Franco-Americans. The session covers culture, archives, and outreach with interviews and discussions from Planned participants and local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franco-American Institute
Town Council Meets At Loranger School Tonight
The town council gathers at 7 PM in Loranger School to discuss the school building committee the repair of Smith wheel Road and a proposed new municipal personnel ordinance. The Yukon Territory was created in 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Loranger
Smithwheel Road
Yukon Territory
Safety Officer Benoit Martin Serves Biddeford Police
Benoit Martin born 28 years ago in St Leonard New Brunswick is a seven year Biddeford police patrolman. He trained at York County police school Portland police basic school and Biddeford vocational school and took defensive driving first aid and Maine law enforcement classes. He says the Biddeford Police Department is the best in York and seeks new ways to improve and better serve the people of Biddeford.
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St. Leonard
New Brunswick
Benoit Martin
Biddeford
Martin
York County
Police
Portland
Maine
York
Maine Senate votes to move Veterans Day to November 11
The Maine Senate approved with an 18 to 8 vote a bill returning Veterans Day to November 11 from its October date. The measure awaits Gov. Curtis signature and would take effect 90 days after adjournment. Opponents argued economic harm and misalignment with national observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Augusta
Maine
Kenneth M. Curtis
Sen
T. Tarbey Schulten
Woolwich
Schulten
Richard Morrell
R-Brunswick
Senate Deliberates Renewal Of Wage Price Control Authority
The Senate begins debate on extending the Economic Stabilization Act past its April 30 expiry. The act underpins Nixon era wage price controls including the 1971 freeze and Phase 2 mandatory limits and Phase 3 voluntary programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Nixon
Wells selects hearing on Moultis liquor and amusement permit
The Wells Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing at the Town Office on Tuesday March 27 1973 at 7 30 P M on the application of Frank G Moultis doing business as Old Cove Steak and Lobster House Ogunquit for a Restaurant Spirituous Vinous Liquor license and Special Amusement Permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Selectmen
Town of
Wells
Frank G. Moultis
Old Cove
Ogunquit
Richmond Stevens
Clarence Fenderson
Donald Butler
John Trafton
Reginald Chase
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Carrie Thompson
Roland Lavigne
Frank Chambers
Tee
Mall
Low Angeles Times
M. P
Irene Provencal
Hills Beach
Wells Town Meeting
Tighe-Beaudoin- Farley
Noella Joncas
Belle ‘Boirier
Blanche Keithley
Celia Zaitlin
Lillian Fournier
Alice Goulet
Violette Gagne
Cmdr
Poire
Herve J. Poissant
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Solange and Couturier
Sister Solange
St. Dominic’s
Mt. Merici
Waterville
St. Mary’s Parish
Napoleon Marcoux
Clarida Roy
Adelard Janelle
Albert Dumais
l'Union St. Jean Baptiste
Ronald Courturier
Lewiston High School
Georgette Berube
Napoleon Nadeau
Armand Duquette
Oob
Sandra Newcomb
Bor
Clancy
Braun
Harrison L. Richardson
Cumberland
Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Richardson
New Hampshire
Legals
Twin City TV CO
Lea
VLSI
Realtors
Member
Pine State
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