Obituary of Willie H Marston Jr. of Old Orchard Beach
Willie H Marston Jr aged 56 of Portland Avenue died Tuesday after a brief illness in a Portland hospital. Born February 4 1920 in Buxton he served in the U S Army Medical Corps in World War II and worked 25 years at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. He was a VFW member and Grange. survived by his mother two brothers a sister and three half sisters. Funeral Thursday at 2 p m at Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home with burial in Buxton Lower Corner. Calling hours Wednesday.
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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
Saco police lifted the winter parking ban citywide today according to a police spokesman.
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Saco
Rubbish fire in city truck prompts quick Saco response
At 5 45 this morning Saco firefighters put out a rubbish fire in a city truck on Front Street with no damage reported. A separate crash on Route 1 left minor damage to two cars, no injuries. Police recover a stolen truck in Biddeford area. investigation ongoing with no suspects.
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Saco
Front Street
Donald Lowry
Falmouth
Vernie Theriault
Sanford
Zaitlin and Sons Inc
Biddeford
Lyman
Rene J. Roy
West St
Dorothy Ballard
Old Orchard Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Lower Main Street
Card of Thanks for Joseph A Thimble
The family thanks friends neighbors relatives and Dr Scott and nurses for kindness floral tributes and sympathy during our bereavement after the death of Joseph A Thimble.
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Scott
Joseph A. Thimble
J C Penney Maine bids for four former Grant stores
J C Penney Co bids to acquire leases on four of the 26 closed W T Grant stores in Maine, naming Brunswick Belfast Rockland and Skowhegan as targets. The bid competes with others as lenders and creditors weigh values amid Grant closure and going out of business sales.
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Portland, Maine
J.C. Penney Co
W.T. Grant
Maine
Thomas F. Frechette
Eget
Maine Savings Ank
MLB
Grant
Frechette
Brunswick
Belfast
Rockland
Skowhean
Penney
New York City
Lewiston
Augusta
Houston
Caribou
Biddeford to Host Visiting Lincoln High Jazz and Chorus
Biddeford High School welcomes Lincoln High School students for a weekend NE O concert. The quartet includes a concert band stage band a 150 member chorus and a 30 member Madrigal choir. Mayor Dutremble and Music Boosters chief Donald King will greet guests Friday at 11 30 a.m. Exit 4 Maine Turnpike.
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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
Granville B. Larrabee a 54 year old Biddeford resident and state certified plumbing inspector takes over the port inspector duties in Kennebunkport. Appointed by the selectmen he will work part time on Tuesdays and Thursdays and handle functions previously done by Kennet Campbell and Dennis Thayer.
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Granville B. Larrabee
Biddeford
Larrabee
Kennet Campbell
Dennis Thayer
Maine union leader seeks work authorization over pay plan
Maine State Employes Association Executive Director David Carnevale says he will ask 7,000 members to authorize a work action if pay raise proposals remain unacceptable. He plans to survey branch units by weekend to decide on possible work stoppage or slow down as a bargaining lever with the Legislature.
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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
Appropriations Committee
David G. Huber
R-Falmouth
James B. Longley
Hay Associates
Sewall
Longley
Jerrold B. Speers
R Winthrop
Case
Linwood Palmer
Nobleboro
Palmer
Huber
Legislative Finance Office
Veto of railroad credit bill sustained by House
The Maine House sustained Gov. James B. 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, failing to reach two thirds. The bill would create a Maine Railroad Equipment Authority to issue tax‑free bonds for equipment purchases.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Riveglia plans on Saco agenda
The Saco planning board will review final plans for the Riveglia subdivision at Ash Swamp Road and continue discussions on proposed changes to the city zoning ordinance. The 7 p.m. meeting will be held 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 nears referendum after House vote
The Maine Legislature moves the returnable beverage container deposit bill closer to a statewide referendum in November. The House approved the Senate version 76 to 37, with final votes and a governor’s signature still needed. The measure would impose a nickel deposit on beer and soda containers sold after January 1 1978 and require return to retailers.
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Augusta
Maine
House
Senate
John R. McKernan
Bangor
Roe
James B. Longley
Joseph Sewall
Old Town
Vermont
Oregon
McKernan
James McBreairty
R-Caribou
McBreaity
Milk Commission keeps price powers for another year
The Maine Legislature rejected a referendum bill to strip the Milk Commission of its price setting powers. The House voted 85 to 57 to withdraw from consideration, and the Senate concurred. Critics warned of domination by out of state firms if price controls are lifted. Cumberland Farms warned it could undercut Maine processors if the panel loses control.
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Maine Municipal Association
John Salisbury
Department of Human Service
Huber
Human Services
David Smith
Salisbury
House
John L. Martin
Appropriations Committee
Jentaran
Sewall
Senate Republicans
Augusta
Maine
State Milk Commission
Joint Agriculture Committee
Senate
Ralph M. Lovell
R-Sanford
Manners
Richard G. Morton
Farmington
Cumberland Farms Northern Inc
Portsmouth, N.H
Cumberland Farms
Commission
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5 Points Shopping Center
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Dennett & Craig
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
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Hill St
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
R. Martel
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
J.C. Penney
Angles
Giles Kingsley
Kennebunk Light and Power
Phillip Davis
Tiger Gym
Kennebunkport
Ares
Maine State Housing Authority
New England Homes
Avco
Wilmington
Mass
MSHA
Danvers Mass
Barbara
Pool Road
Francis R. Beaudoin
St’ Feinberg’s
Boots
Alfred ST. Biddeford, ME
Vacuum Center
Center ST
Mary Carter Paints
Royal
Electrolux
Hoover
Sunbeam
Eureka
Kirby
Regina
Sneider Sales
West Street
Biddeford Fisher Boy
Turkey
Milk Commission
Main ST. Biddeford
Pork Chops
Haddock Pines
Leonard’s
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