Obituaries and local notices from Biddeford area
Obituary notices for Jabez W. Hobson 70 of Biddeford and Iola M. Mitchell 47 of Saco report lengthy illnesses. Hobson previously worked as an iron worker and motel owner with survivors and funeral details. Mitchell, a nurse, left a widower and daughter with church and nursing affiliations noted. Also brief items on a brush fire at a nursing home and a Biddeford Music Boosters meeting scheduled at Biddeford High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jabez W. Hobson
West St
Biddeford
Hollis
William A
Florence J. (Thames) Hobson
Cumberland County Power and Light Company
Boston
San Diego
Calif
York County Action Ae
Marjorie (Nason) Hobson
George Baird
Kenneth White
Kennebunk
Larry White
New Hampshire
Cora Bouchard
Patricia Murphy
Saco
St. Margaret Church
Old Orchard Beach
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Shumway Gross Funeral Home
Spring St. Saco
Iola M. Mitchell
Woodcock Ave
Lamoine
Kenneth
Louise (Thurlow) Young
Ellsworth
American Nursing Association
Milton Mitchell
Ruth Ann Mitchell
Salem
Lawrence Young
Pawtucket
R.I
Persis Budwine
Shumway-Gross Funeral Home
Spring St
Public bean suppers and dental office opening updates
Public bean and chop suey suppers are set for Saturday 5 to 7 p.m. at Masonic Temple Pool Road Biddeford hosted by Dunlap Lodge Building Association and Camp Waban Sanford with proceeds aiding retarded and handicapped programs. Francis R Beaudoin D D S opens a general dentistry practice at 234 Main Street Biddeford April 5 joining his father in Sanford. Robert S Dutton of Saco now residing in Woodbury Conn is appointed vice president of marketing for Connor Inc Danbury Conn after over 20 years with Wiremold Co Hartford as national sales manager in the flexible duct division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Pool Road
Biddeford
Dunlap Lodge Building Association
Camp Waban
Sanford
Dunaway Commons
Main St
Francis R. Beaudoin
Robert S. Dutton
Saco
Woodbury, Conn
Connor Inc
Danbury, Conn
Dutton
The
Wiremold Co
Hartford
Gov Longley to Keynote Biddeford Saco Industry Night
Gov James Longley will headline the Biddeford Saco Industrial Recognition on Tuesday April 27 at Cascade Inn Saco. The four year event honors local industries since 1972 and expansions of existing operations. Sponsored by Biddeford and Saco chambers of commerce the Saco Industrial Committee and the Biddeford Economic Improvement Commission.
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James Longley
Biddeford-Saco
Cascade Inn
Saco
Chambers of Commerce of
Biddeford
Saco Industrial Committee
Local Funeral Homes and Director Contacts Listed
A directory listing shows funeral homes in Maine with addresses and phone numbers. It includes Dennett & Craig at 365 Main Street Saco, Emond & Conroy Funeral Home led by John P. Conroy Jr. in Biddeford, Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home on Stone Street Biddeford, and Shumway and Gross Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Biddeford
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
R. Martel
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Infant Hair Donation For Electron Microscope Brushes
Lester E. Bunker Jr. of the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor holds two day old Jeremy Musson who donated several dozen ultra soft baby hairs. The hairs will be kept in a safe and used one by one as tiny brushes to clean the cutting edges of diamond knives. Tissue thickness for the microscope is 600-800 angstroms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester E. Bunker Jr
Jackson Laboratory
Bar Harbor
Jeremy Musson
UPI
Maine Democrats set delegate selection at state convention
Maine Democratic officials say the May 7 to 9 state convention in Augusta will determine 20 national convention delegates. Carter leads with 406 delegates overall, while many delegates remain uncommitted or bound for the first ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Pachios
Democratic Party
Harold C. Pachios
Carter
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Arizona
Morris
Sidall
Oklahoma
Gonrad Harrie
Indiana
Birch Bayh
R. Sargent Shriver
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Senate
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
West Virginia
Nebraska
Maine Senate to consider bottle bill after House approval
In Augusta the Maine Senate was to take up a bottle bill after the House advanced it with the rejection of a proposed newspaper deposit amendment. The plan would levy a five cent deposit on beer and soda containers with refunds to recyclers and potential forest-saving funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Senate
House
Representatives
Dam
John R. McKernan
Bangor
Dineen appeals four month suspension to Maine Supreme Court
Alfred attorney James M. Dineen appeals a four month suspension from practice of law. Justice Sidney Wernick imposed the order Feb 27 for conduct unbecoming an attorney after a disbarment complaint by Atty Gen Joseph Brennan. The appeal was filed in York County Superior Court two days before the 30 day waiting period expired.
Judge Danton cites traffic law changes causing new problems
Sanford Maine AP. Judge Nicholas W Danton of Maine’s 10th District Court says converting many traffic violations to civil matters under a law enacted last autumn creates collection and appearance issues. He notes reduced fines and higher nonpayment, plus a large share of nonresidents during warm months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford
Maine
Nicholas W. Danton
Danton
Saco
Kittery
Maine Senate approves work requirement for unemployment benefits
The Maine Senate advanced a bill that would require resigning workers to earn at least eight times their weekly unemployment benefit before collecting checks. Current law requires a three month waiting period and does not require finding another job. The measure, killed by the House earlier, now moves back to the House for final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Senate
House
Measure to study jail conditions fails in Maine House
A 71 to 65 vote defeated a bill calling for a legislative study on inmate treatment in Maine county jails. Rep. Leatrice Morin denied attributing harsh jail comments to her, saying Rep. Antoinette Martin spoke for the remark. Rep. Gerald Talbot urged action to prevent deaths and crises in county jails. Rep. C Everett Dam noted progress in jail upgrades, but counties must approve extra spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Aine House
Leatrice Morin
Old Orchard Beach
Associated Press
Morin
Antoinette Martin
D-Brunswick
Gerald E. Talbot
Portland
Talbot
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Jabez Hobson
Iola Mitchell
Trusl Nursing Home
Mason St
Biddeford Boosters
Biddeford Music Boosters
Biddeford High School
Webber Hospital Association
Memoriam
Lisa Ann Boissonneault
Daddy Bob
Denis
Gov
Longley
John Robert Cosgrove
Bill’s Pizza
Main
Everett C. Dam
D-Skowhegan
Dineen
High Court
Aluminum Associates
Hemlock Circle
Dover, N.H
Alice Monroe
OOB Solon
Unitarian
School St
the Universal
Jesus
Raymond C
Maine Hardware
LOCOG
Quinn
Schwinn Factory
Tri-Community
Quinn’s Cycle Mart
Elm ST
Saco Ave
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