Obituary of Willie H Marston Jr in Old Orchard Beach
Willie H Marston Jr 56 of Portland Ave Old Orchard Beach died Tuesday after a brief illness in a Portland hospital He served in the U S Army Medical Corps in the European Theatre He worked 25 years as a ship fitter at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and retired two years ago He was a VFW member and Grange
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Old Orchard Beach
Willie Herbert Marston Jr
Portland Ave
Portland
Buxton
Willie H
Mary B. (Stigman) Marston
Medical Corps
U.S. Army
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Saco Valley
Buxton Lower Corner
Parking ban lifted in Saco city
Saco police have lifted the winter all night parking ban in the city. A police spokesman announced the change today as normal city operations resume after the ban.
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Saco
Saco Fire Extinguishes Rubbish Fire on City Truck
Firefighters battled a rubbish fire on a city truck at Front Street at 5 45 this morning with no damage reported. A separate crash on Route 1 caused minor damage to two cars. no injuries were reported. A Biddeford police report notes a stolen truck recovered in Lyman with no suspects identified. Police log also lists two more accidents with a combined $1000 damage and several lost items including a puppy and wallet in Saco and Biddeford.
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Saco
Front Street
Donald Lowry
Falmouth
Vernie Theriault
Sanford
Zaitlin and Sons Inc
Biddeford
Lyman
Rene J. Roy
West St. Biddeford
Dorothy Ballard
Old Orchard Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Lower Main Street
Iso
Biddeford Host Concert With Lincoln High School Guests
Biddeford High School welcomes 175 guests from Lincoln High School Rhode Island for a two day music weekend. The visiting groups include a concert band stage band a 150 member chorus and a 30 member madrigal choir called Choraleers. They will arrive Friday at 11 30 a m at Exit 4 Maine Turnpike and perform a concert Saturday at 7 30 p m in Tiger Gymnasium followed by social activities. The event is led by Biddeford Mayor Lucien Dutremble and Music Boosters president Donald King with music director Paul Phelan coordinating student activities.
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Biddeford High School
Tiger
Lincoln High School
Lincoln
R. I
Biddeford
Lucien Dutremble
Donald King
Music Boosters
Maine Turnpike
Tiger Gymnasium
Paul Phelan
BHS
Port inspector assumes duties in Kennebunkport
Granville B. Larrabee 54 of Biddeford takes the new part time post as building plumbing inspector appointed by the selectmen. He has state certification and previously helped set up the Maine State Housing Authority inspection division. He and his wife Barbara live at 546 Pool Road Biddeford with two grown children.
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Kennebunkport
Maine State Housing Authority
Granville B. Larrabee
Biddeford
Larrabee
Kennet Campbell
Dennis Thayer
New England Homes
Avco
Wilmington
Mass
Maine
MSHA
State Attorney General
Danvers
Barbara
Pool Road
Card of Thanks for Joseph A. Thimble
The family expresses gratitude to friends neighbors relatives Dr Scott and nurses for kindness and floral tributes after the recent bereavement.
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Scott
Joseph A. Thimble
J C Penney bids for four former Grant stores in Maine
J C Penney has submitted a sealed bid to acquire the leases on four of the 26 closed W T Grant stores in Maine. The Maine Savings Bank holds a partial mortgage on some centers. The four locations are Brunswick Belfast Rockland and Skowhegan. Complaints that Grant bids are too low will be aired at a New York City hearing. Grant, Maine’s largest retailer, closed its stores nationwide and later reopened some temporarily for going out of business sales.
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Portland, Maine
JC Art Co
W.T. Grant
Maine
Thomas F. Frechette
Maine Savings Ank
MSB
Grant
Frechette
Brunswick
Belfast
Rockland
Skowhean
Penney
New York City
Lewiston
Augusta
Houston
Caribou Grant
Maine Kitten Rescued After Three Days High in Pine Tree
Giles Kingsley’s five month old kitten Paws is rescued by Kennebunk Light and Power District superintendent Phillip Davis after spending three days yowling high in a pine tree. Paws named for seven toes on the left paw has not been seen climbing trees since.
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Paws
Giles Kingsley
Kennebunk Light and Power
Phillip Davis
Carnevale moves to seek 7000-member work action vote
Maine State Employes Association executive director says he will ask all branch units to vote on a possible work stoppage or slowdown over pay proposals. Leaders of Council 74 have already been authorized to act if needed. The move follows split legislative views on pay raises and welfare funding.
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Augusta
Maine
Maine State Employes Association
MSEA
David Carnevale
Carnevale
Council 74
American Federation of State
Senate
Joseph Sewall
Old Town
David G. Huber
Falmouth
James B. Longley
Hay Associates
Sewall
Longley
Jerrold B. Speers
R Winthrop
Oase
Linwood Palmer
Nobleboro
Palmer
AFDC
Huber
Legislative Finance Office
Veto of railroad credit bill sustained by House
The Maine House sustained Gov. Longley s veto of a bill to let dollar short railroads use state credit to lease or buy rolling stock. An override failed 30 to 105, requiring two thirds. The bill would have created a Maine Railroad Equipment Authority to issue tax free bonds for rolling stock purchases by low profit lines.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Riveglia Subdivision Plans on Saco Agenda
The Saco planning board will review final plans for the Riveglia subdivision at Ash Swamp Road and continue talks on proposed zoning ordinance changes. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the former district courthouse on Main Street.
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Saco Planning Board
Riveglia
Ash Swamp Road
Main Street
Maine bottle bill clear for final vote in Legislature
The Maine House approved the Senate version 76 to 37 and sent a path to a statewide referendum in November on a returnable beverage container deposit. If voters approve, a nickel deposit would apply to beer and soda containers sold after January 1978 with returns funded by retailers or redemption centers.
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Augusta
Maine
House
Senate
John R. McKernan
R-Bangor
James B. Longley
Joseph Sewall
Old Town
Vermont
Oregon
McKernan
James McBreairty
R-Caribou
McBreairty
Milk Commission keeps price powers for another year
Maine Legislature ends bid to strip the Milk Commission of its rate setting authority. The House 85-57 backed withdrawing a referendum bill, with Senate concurrence. Critics warned of out of state domination and higher prices. Cumberland Farms Northern Inc. cited as a threat to Maine dairies if controls end.
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Augusta
Maine
State Milk Commission
House
Joint Agriculture Committee
Senate
Ralph M. Lovell
R-Sanford
Manners
Richard G. Morton
Agsee
Cumberland Farms Northern Inc
Portsmouth, N.H
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Grey
Bradley Street
Tan
5 Points Shopping Center
West Cutts Street
Tiger Gym
Dennett & Craig
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
R. Martel
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
J.C. Penney Angles
Maine Municipal Association
John Salisbury
Department of Human Service
Human Services
David Smith
Salisbury
John L. Martin
Appropriations Committee
Senate Republicans
Francis R. Beaudoin
Feinberg
Boots
Alfred ST
Center ST
Mary Carter
Royal
Electrolux Hoover
Sunbeam Eureka
Kirby
Regina
West Street
Turkey
Milk Commission
Cumberland Farms
Commission
Dancing
Main ST
Pork Chops
Haddock
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