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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1974

Page

2

Deaths MANCHESTER N H Mrs Lumina E Cote 75

Mrs Lumina E Cote 75 of 196 River Road Manchester died Friday morning in a local hospital. Born in Somersworth November 2 1898 she was the widow of Onil Cote and served as vice president and director of Cote Brothers Bakery and Ed Delorge Baking Co. She was a Life member of the National Geographic Society a past president of the Jolliet Club Ladies and a Notre Dame Hospital Associates member. Mass at St George Church Monday. Interment Mount Calvary Cemetery. Visitation today and tomorrow at J N Bouffard and Sons Funeral Home 110 Bridge St 2 4 and 7 9 PM.

Manchester N.H Lumina E. Cote River Road Somersworth Auguste Felix Ann Schaumner Cote Onil Cote Cote Brothers Bakery Ed Delorge Baking Co Biddeford Maine

Wells Obituary of Arthur J Maynard 80 of Sanford Road

Arthur J Maynard 80 resident of Sanford Road Wells died Friday at a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness born January 27 1894 in Webster Massachusetts son of Arthur and Denise Choquette Maynard U S Army WWI veteran former insurance agent for John s Insurance Co Webster Massachusetts toolmaker For Attleboro Massachusetts Survived by widow Rose Carlsson Maynard a son Robert A Maynard a daughter Dorothy Plante a brother Roy L Maynard sisters Alden Resner and William Pechey six grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral Monday at 10 am at St Mary s Church Wells Beach with interment Ocean View Cemetery Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk open for calling hours Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 pm.

The Johns Insurance Co Webster Mass thepco-Mossberg Co Attleboro Rose Carlson) Maynard Robert A. Maynard North Berwick Albert Dorothy) Plante Roy L. Maynard Hawthorne N.J Daniel (Alden) Resner William Pechey East Bridgewater St. Mary’s Church Wells Beach William J. Kelly Ocean View Cemetery Angell Funeral Home Dane St Kennebunk

Revson Dies In South African Grand Prix Crash

Auto racer Peter Revson, 35, was killed during practice for the South African Grand Prix in Johannesburg. He began racing in 1960 and his peak came in 1971 with pole at the Indianapolis 500, runner-up finish, and wins in the Cam-Am Challenge Cup and British Grand Prix.

Johannesburg South Africa Peter Revson

Funeral directors listed for Saco area firms

Funeral service listings present for Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco and Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine with respective telephone numbers 284-5611 and 282-0562.

Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring St Saco Dennett & Craig Main Street Maine Tel

Emond Conroy Funeral Home Notices

Frank X. Emond and J. P. Conroy Funeral Home handle arrangements. Contact numbers 284 5511 and 282 1818 are listed for inquiries.

Fmond & Conroy Funeral Home Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy

Weather summary for Portland with light snow chance

Portland forecast indicates tonight a mix of light snow chances with south having light snow and the north likely, with overnight lows in the 20s. Sunday brings a mix of light snow early and variable clouds, with highs in the 30s and some low 40s to the south.

Portland

New England Temperature Readings by City and Province

Readings recorded across New England and nearby areas show Boston 43 Chatham 41 Nantucket 42 New Bedford 45 Worcester 39 Providence Rhode Island Hartford 47 Concord 37 Lebanon 39 Mt. Washington 8 Rangor 36 Caribou 31 Greenville Portland 39 Rumford 39 Halifax 43 Montreal 29 Quebec 29 30.

Boston Chatham Nantucket New Bedford Worcester Rhode Island Providence Connecticut Hartford NEW Hampshire Concord Lebanon Mt. Washington MAINE Rangor Caribou Greenville Portland Rumford Halifax Montreal Quebec

Exxon Denies Maine Court Charges Over Supply Claims

Exxon rejects charges in a Maine Superior Court claim that it misrepresented supply levels under the Unfair Trade Practices Act. The attorney general alleges Exxon claimed regional shortages while inventories reportedly rose, a spokesman called the charges completely false.

Augusta Exxon Maine Gulf East Coast

Contaminated Fowl Face EPA Decision Pressure

Mississippi lawmakers met with EPA officials Friday to discuss contaminated chicken sales amid a push to grant a sale permit. Officials warned growers cannot feed birds for long, while dieldrin levels in some samples reached 2.04 ppm, well above the 0.3 ppm poultry limit. EPA plans to ban dieldrin on crops. Agriculture enforces meat and poultry limits.

Missippi EPA Upholt Agriculture Department

Keating Suit Threatens Local Neighborhood Ties

Keating suit centers on relocating a facility, risking elderly residents' companionship and community support. Defendants listed include Selectmen Heber A. Smith Jr. and David H. Shields, Appeals Board members A Rosco Noble and others, Planning Board member James J. Keating III, and Building Inspector John J. McNiff.

Heber A. Smith Jr David H. Shields Frederick W. Trumbull Robert J. Slowik Herman Cohen A. Rosco Noble M. Clifford Boyer Warren Astrowsky Madeleine Marx John H. Walker

Biddeford High Presents Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch

The Biddeford High School drama club stages the Western comedy Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch on Sunday at 7 30 p m in the drama room of the new addition at Biddeford High School.

BHS Biddeford High School Roaring Gulch

Horseshoeing Requires Skill and Horsemanship

Frank Pierce of the Horseman's Center on Route 109 blends farriery with horsemanship on a 47 acre farm. He travels to shoe horses for spring, stresses proper hoof angles, and notes the bond and risk between horse and handler. He recalls a dramatic incident with an unruly horse and a tree, illustrating dangers and quick thinking in blacksmithing.

Wells Frank Pierce Horseman’s Center Pierce Boxford Mass

Candidates Voice Views in Maine Gubernatorial Race

Republican Sen. Wakine G. Tanous of East Millinocket urged voters to curb centralization of power in Augusta while addressing the Hancock County Women’s Republican Club. Democratic rivals Brennan and LaFountain pressed public land access and campaign finance reform, with LeVine highlighting youth and new industry as state needs.

Wakine G. Tanous East Millinocket Maine Tanous Hancock County Republican Club Augusta Joseph E. Brennan Portland Senate Aaron Levine Waterville Portland League of Women Voters New England Lloyd P. LaFountain Biddeford Westbrook U.S

Jury Trial Right Could Increase Courts Backlog

Portland Maine Supreme Court rules all criminal defendants have a right to jury trial. The decision may worsen court backlog as cases move from district to superior court. In the Sklar speeding case, the court held transfers are new actions entitling a jury trial, reversing a previous finding.

Portland Maine Supreme Court Law Court Sidney Wernick David S. Sklar Skowhegan Sklar Somerset County Superior Court

Percy Sees Impeachment as Education for Nation

Sen. Charles Percy argued impeachment of President Nixon could be an educational experience and not destabilize the country. He said the U.S. is strong, with a literate electorate, and stressed the constitutional process can be carried out deliberately to clarify separation of powers.

Colchester Nixon Charles Percy Illinois Republican Percy St. Michael’s College

Asian Flu In Maine Outbreak Hits Augusta Areas

The state Bureau of Health tests influenza like illnesses in several Maine communities amid outbreaks in Augusta Gardiner and Brunswick. Dr Peter J Leadley reports one case isolated as Type B influenza. Symptoms include fever headaches aching muscles sore throat and loss of appetite. Illness lasts three to four days with lingering weakness and dry throat up to three weeks.

Augusta State Bureau of Health Maine Gardiner Brunswick Peter J. Leadley Health Bureau Leadley

Two Dead From Deer Isle House Fire. Five Missing

Officials say two bodies were recovered and three more may have perished in a Deer Isle blaze at the house of Ernest Haskell. Sheriff’s deputies found the fire detected about 5 a.m. and continued searches for the missing.

Little Deer Isle Hancock County Sheriff's Department Ernest Haskell

20-Cent Papers Increase Blamed On Rising Costs

The Associated Press reports several daily papers raised newsstand prices due to higher costs. The New York Post goes to 20 cents from 15. Milwaukee Journal and Sentinel rise to 15 cents. Washington Post moves to 15 cents daily and 50 cents Sunday, with no delivery rate changes. Washington Star-News and others also adjust prices citing labor and newsprint rises.

Associated Press New York Post Daily Milwaukee Journal Milwaukee Sentinel Washington Post Washington Star-News

Maine Senators Approve Part Two Budget Plan

Initial Senate approval granted to a $7.8 million Part Two budget with extensive social welfare funding. A state public transit fund proposal of $50,000, matched locally and federally to $400,000, was indefinitely postponed by both houses. Pending action Monday is a bill granting collective bargaining rights to state employees while another measure to limit primary and general election candidate spending nears final approval.

Augusta Senate Attorney General's Office

Police Attend Fingerprint School in Maine Academy

Fifteen law enforcement officers attend a week long advanced fingerprint school at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Waterville. Jean-Paul G. Morin of Biddeford Police and Sherman C. Bonney Jr. of Kennebunkport Police are among the attendees. The curriculum covers identifying photographing comparing and charting fingerprints.

Waterville Biddeford Kennebunkport Maine Criminal Justice Academy Jean-Paul G. Morin Sherman C. Bonney Jr

Surfers Plan Regional Group In Old Orchard Beach

Local surfers invite all area enthusiasts to an organizational meeting Monday at 7 30 PM in the high school library. The goal is to form a cooperative group of Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach surfers to identify surfing areas on local beaches with city and town officials.

Old Orchard Beachall Biddeford Saco and

Maine minimum wage to rise ten cents

Gov. Kenneth M. Curtis signed the bill raising Maine's hourly minimum wage from 1.90 to 2.00 dollars. The increase takes effect October 15. The measure was sponsored by Rep. Patrick McTeague of Brunswick.

Maine Patrick McTeague Brunswick

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Arthur J. Maynard Revson Henry FE. Petit Irene Memoriam Charles R Brousseau High Low A.mpma.m. P. M Massachusetts Peter Kingsley Perce Farrier Pete Lamontagne Letourneau Bros., Inc Shell Alfred St Maggie’s Drawers Dick Danforth Sen Deer Isle William C. Buell MD Jefferson St Main St Electrolux Grace Lewis Helmut Main St. Biddeford Fern Reardon
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