Obituaries from Biddeford and Portland areas
Obituaries note Miss Mary E. Mahoney 79 formerly of Biddeford dies after a long illness in Waterville hospital born November 5 1896 survived by sister and cousins Mass of Christian Burial at St Mary Church Biddeford. Calling hours at Cosgrove Funeral Home. Also listed Willie H Marston 55 Old Orchard Beach and Antoinette M Smith 80 Portland death notices with funeral arrangements and family details.
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Mary E
Molly) Mahoney
Summer St
Biddeford
Waterville
John and
Mary O'Mahoney
Miss Mahoney
St. Mary Church
Jane Basford
Benton Station
St. Mary Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
Old Orchard Beach
Willie H. Marston
Portland Avenue
Portland
Portland Ave
Antoinette M. Smith
Cumberland Ave
Saco
Joseph and
Emilda (Guilbault) Cabana
St. Joseph School
Maurice A. Cabana
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
St. Joseph Cemetery
Conroy- Tully Funeral Home
State St
Senior citizens may get property tax rebates in Tad town
Old Orchard Beach officials Frank Manduca and John Litwinetz propose a rebate up to 30 percent of yearly property taxes for residents over 65 in year round homes, citing fixed incomes and inflation. They plan to discuss the proposal at the April 7 town council meeting with public input.
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Old Orchard Beach
Oob
Frank Manduca
John Litwinett
Beach
Manduca and
Litwinetz
Manduca
Card of Thanks for George S Mokarzel
Family of the late George S Mokarzel expresses sincere thanks for kindness and deeds during bereavement. Notices from local funeral homes and Biddeford Saco Journal print details and AP rights.
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George S. Mokarzel
Hibernian auxiliary plans events and honors in Biddeford meeting
Members of the Auxiliary of Division One Ancient Order of Hibernians met at the hall corner Main and Elm Biddeford for a business session and to set dates for a Men's Night on April 24 with social hour at 6 and dinner at 7. They discussed the spring banquet May 20 and welcomed new members while honoring others.
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Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Main
Elm Streets
Biddeford
Julia Benoit
Fy Murphy
Cecilia Escoteaux
Evelyn, Bois
Helen Dutcher
Bois
Benoit
Division One
St. Mary Church
Sunshine Committee
Lou Welch
Emily Burns
Carrie Scott
Helen Harris
Bertha Allard
Elizabeth Kenneally
Mary Agnes Simard
Esther Hector
Roche
Cecilia Descoteaux
Hannah Grondin
Caroline Scott
Ellen O'Leary
St. Patrick's
St. Mary School
Anita Danis
Margaret O'Neill
Mary Caddigan
Rose Mary Martin
Elyse Twomey
Florence Grace
Anna Berube
Marion Hector
Rita Sevigny
Mary Ryan
Evelyn Bois
Murphy
Descoteaux
Maine Senate advances bottle bill referendum in August
The Maine Senate approved a measure to put a statewide nickel deposit on beer and soft drinks to voters in November. If approved, deposits would start Jan 1, 1978, with a 21 month lead time for retailers and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Senate
Vermont
Oregon
House
Samuel Collins
Rockland
Jerrold B. Speers
Winthrop
Speers
Robert W. Clifford
Dlewiston
Auburn fire chief injured as flames destroy house
Auburn Fire Chief Ralph Adams was injured and a house belonging to Mr and Mrs Peter Fontaine was gutted on the outskirts of Auburn Maine. Adams remained in good condition at Lewiston hospital with smoke inhalation while four other firefighters were treated and released for minor injuries. The fire started from a downstairs wood burning stove and is under investigation.
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Auburn
Maine
Ralph Adams
Adams
Lewiston
Peter Fontaine
Eliot youth begins six and a half to fifteen year term in manslaughter case
A 19 year old Eliot man Robert J. Clifford was sentenced in York County Superior Court to six and a half to 15 years for manslaughter in the death of Paul E. Kritchbaum 22 of Eliot. Kritchbaum died from a fatal knife wound found December 28 at an Eliot residence after a party.
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Alfred, Maine
Eliot
Maine
Robert J. Clifford
York County
Paul E. Kritchbaum
Clifford
Kritchbaum
Nelson trial opens in Portland on murder charge
In Portland a 25 year old Boston man David A Nelson faces trial for the strangling of Raymond S Hogan 66 a Maine summer resident. Jury selection began Monday in Cumberland County Superior Court with about 30 witnesses anticipated over a week long proceeding. Nelson pleaded innocent at arraignment in February and is held without bail.
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Portland, Maine
Boston
New York City
Superior Court
David A. Nelson
Raymond S. Hogan
Maine
Sumner Goffin
Nelson
Cumberland County
Maine lawmakers delay tax reform to 1977 session
The Maine House rejected a middle income tax relief bill by 95 to 44, pushing any tax reform to the 1977 legislative session. Sponsor Rep. Philip Ingegneri argued for quicker action despite opposition citing the need to finish the school funding issue.
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Augusta
Maine
Philip Ingegneri
D-Bangor
House
Linwood E. Palmer Jr
Nobleboro
Palmer
Harold R. Cox
Brewer
Ingegneri
Maine leaders seek to allocate funds without tax hike
Maine Senate and House leaders meet to allocate existing funds for the next fiscal year without raising taxes. They discuss boosting Aid to Families with Dependent Children and University of Maine, consider reallocating one-time savings, and debate pay raises and the Hay reclassification plan with no firm figures set.
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Augusta
Maine
Senate
House
State House
Joseph Sewall
Old Town
John L. Martin
Eagle Lake
University of Maine
William Garside
Teachers’ Retirement Fund
Garside
Douglas Smith
Louis Jalbert
D-Lewiston
James B. Longley
Hay Associates
Solons bite on Maine bill over denture fittings
The Maine House defeated a bill allowing non dentists to fit false teeth 84 to 55. The Senate quickly rejected the measure amid opposition from the American Dental Association arguing cancer and disease risks. Supporters cited rural access to affordable dentures for the elderly.
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Augusta
Maine
House
Senate
Gerard P. Conley
Portland
The
American Dental
Ralph M. Lovell
R-Sanford
James T. Dudley
D-Enfield
Dudley
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Mary Mahoney
Willie Marston
Antoinette Smith
Roger Rummery
Arundel
Graham St
High Street
Call
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
R. Martel
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Hibernian
Jon P. Tufts
Conifer Industries Inc
New Hampshire
Conifer Industries
Deering Ice Cream Co
Barbara
Tufts
Walter L. Tufts
U.S. Navy
Ice Cream Company
Bennett D. Katz
Linwood Palmer
UPI
Maine State
Appropriations Committee
Solons
Bill
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