Rev Ralph L. Rood 77 Dies After Brief Illness in Mass
Rev Ralph L. Rood 77 longtime pastor of First Baptist Church Greenfield Mass died May 10 after a brief illness in a Biddeford nursing home. He was born Cambridge Mass April 30 1896 and served 20 years at Greenfield retiring last year. He leaves widow Mae Weldon Rood. Funeral Sunday at First Baptist Greenfield with burial in Cambridge City Cemetery. Visitation at Hodgen Funeral Home Greenfield and local arrangements by Dennett and Craig Funeral Home Saco.
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Ocean Park
Ralph L. Rood
Ocean Pine
Biddeford
Cambridge
Mass
Elisha
Lucinda (Dowling) Rood
Rood
First Baptist Church
Greenfield
Nothfield
Harmony Lodge
Mae (Weldon) Rood
City Cemetery
Hodgen Funeral Home
High St
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Lagrange Man Dies In One Car Mishap
A 37-year-old man from Lagrange, Gerald Brackett, died when his car flipped end over end after pulling out of a filling station on Maine 16 around 10 p.m. He was thrown through the windshield and the vehicle stood on its top. State police reported the fatal one car accident.
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Lagrange
Maine
Gerald Brackett
Brackett
Deaths in the News: Jack E. Leonard and Dr. Walter Cronkite
Comedian Jack E. Leonard known as Fat Jackie Leonard died at 62 after hospitalization since a collapse in March at Rainbow Grill Rockefellar Center. Dr. Walter L. Cronkite 79, father of CBS anchor, died in St. Joseph Missouri.
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Jack E. Leonard
New York
Jackie Leonard
Rockefeller Center
Walter L. Cronkite
ST. Joseph, Mo
CBS
Power Authority Rates Highlight Consumer Costs
The article notes rate costs to consumers by CMP and public utilities. Kennebunk Light and Power Co. and Madison Maine charge $16.25 and $16 per 1000 KWH, while CMP Bangor Hydro and Eastern Maine average $21. For 500 KWH monthly, Maine averages $11.79, higher than Massachusetts. New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont follow with lower figures, while Washington and Oregon post the lowest nationally. Readers urged by Kelley to support L D 1760 write to their senators and representatives.
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Kennebunk Light and Power Co
Madison
Maine
CMP
Bangor Hydro
Eastern Maine Electric Companies
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Vermont
Washington
Oregon
L.D
Kelley
Sacred Heart League to Pray for Armand A. Doyon
Members of the Sacred Heart League of Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco meet at 7 30 PM at the Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home Biddeford to say prayers for Armand A Doyon. Australia uses God Save the Queen as its national anthem.
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Sacred Heart League of Notre Dame de Lourdes
Saco
Sansoucy Blais
Stone St
Biddeford
Armand A. Doyon
Australia
Card of Thanks and Bereavement Acknowledgments
Sincere thanks to all the nurses on the third floor of Webber Hospital and to doctors for their kind care during my illness. Thanks also to relatives and friends for flowers and cards received. Donald Boissonneault and the family of the late Josephine Boissonneault express heartfelt gratitude for aid, sympathy, floral tributes, mass cards, and rides to the funeral.
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Webber Hospital
Funeral Directors in Saco Maine Listings
Funeral homes named include Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco Maine telephone 284-5611 Dennett and Craig 365 Main Sweet Saco Maine telephone 282 562 Emond's Funeral Home 234 5511 Frank X Emond J P Conroy listed among local services.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Dennett & Craig
Maine
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
Weather forecast for Rockland to Merrimack River
Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots tonight and Saturday. Showers likely tonight with a chance of showers Saturday. Visibility near zero in fog tonight improving to five miles or more and continuing Saturday.
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Rockland
Merrimack River
Portland Weather Outlook with Showers Tonight
Occasional showers expected in Portland tonight with lows around 45 to 50 degrees. Saturday looks cloudy with showers likely in the north and a chance of showers elsewhere, highs ranging from the mid 50s in the north to the mid 60s in the south.
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Portland
Christ Church Kennebunk Rummage Sale and Food Sale
The Women's Fellowship at Christ Church Kennebunk hosts an annual spring sale on Saturday starting at 9:30 a.m. Items include ladies clothing children and men's wear jewelry attic treasures and books along with a food sale.
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Women's Fellowship of Christ Church
Kennebunk
Old Orchard Beach Police Awarded Grants for Equipment and Intern
The Old Orchard Beach Police Department received about 7500 in grants from the Maine Law Enforcement and Planning Assistance Agency under federal acts. Of this, 6235 will fund a four wheel drive patrol vehicle with PA system lights and siren. 1525 supports a police intern to help set up and maintain records and assist as part time dispatcher with a 56 local contribution.
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Old Orchard Beach
Maine Law Enforcement and Planning Assistance Agency
Omnibus Crime Control Acts
Richard Lamb
Lamb
New Old Orchard Beach Chief Lamb Details Police Vision
Richard C. Lamb, 31, newly appointed chief of the Old Orchard Beach Police Department, spells out professional goals for policing. He cites education, personnel selection, and service improvement as essential amid expanding department roles and evolving law enforcement standards. Lamb, a Portland native, previously served nine years as a Maine State Police trooper and is pursuing a criminal justice degree at the University of Maine. He is married with four children.
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Old Orchard Beach
Richard C. Lamb
Old Orchard
Lamb
Maine Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Academy
Waterville
Maine State Police
Maine State Police Academy
York County Law Enforcement
Maine State Police Training Academy
New Jersey
University of Maine, College of Liberal Arts
Goose Rocks Problems Aired By Selectmen
Kennebunkport selectmen discussed Goose Rocks Beach issues. The Goose Rocks Beach Association seeks a qualified lifeguard for summer and proposes combining town and association funds to attract a suitable candidate. Parking policy will start Memorial Day with permits for Kennebunkport residents.
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Selectmen
Kennebunkport
Goose Rocks Beach
David Walley
McLeod studies pollution in Milliken Mills Brook
Health officer Dwight McLeod investigates complaints of pollution in Milliken Mills Brook. He traces the brook from its Saco origin past Route 1 near Saco Mobile Home Sales and Cascade Road to Milliken Mills Pond and the Little River, while coordinating with Saco authorities.
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Old Orchard Beach
Dwight McLeod
Milliken Mills Brook
Saco
Saco Mobile Home Sales
Milliken Mills Pond
Little River
McLeod
Women in Maine plan cross party caucus to push for rights
About 35 women met on the University of Maine campus to form the Multi Partisan Women's Political Caucus of Maine. They urged women to run for office, learn lobbying, and build a statewide network linked to the National Women's Political Caucus.
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Maryline White
Portland
Maine
Barbara McGough
Cumberland
University of Maine
Washington, D.C
League of Women Voters
Rosanna Patane
Biddeford
Sheraton-Fastland
Saco Conservationists Plan For Corridor Bill
The Saco Conservation Commission plans to contact Richard Spencer of the Saco River Corridor Association to decide on support for the Saco River Corridor Bill before the legislature. They fear the bill could fail with other appropriation bills and may urge appropriations committee members and sponsor Sen. Harrison Richardson to discuss the situation.
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Saco —_— Conservation Commission
Richard Spencer
Spencer
Judy Potter
Commission
Market Street
Robert Gay
Market
Irving Streets
Miss Charest's Probable Cause Hearing Is Set
Elaine Charest 19 of Berwick faces felony complaints for allegedly threatening Trooper Christopher Head and his home. The hearing was moved to next Monday after a bail of 25000 was upheld. The threats reportedly occurred April 30 the same day a bottle with flammable liquid exploded near the trooper's Berwick residence.
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Heal
Berwick
Deirours
Miss Charest
New Hampshire
Music Boosters Plan Saco School Events and Gear
Young-Burns-Fairfield Music Boosters met at Young School to coordinate spring activities for Saco junior high band. The advanced band attends the junior Olympics opening at Thornton Academy Alumni Field 8 45 a m and opens the Saco Little League season on Summer Street Sunday. Awards night is June 5 at 6 30 p m at Fairfield School. A joint concert with Biddeford Junior High at New Tiger Gym is June 6 at 7 p m. Full uniforms were worn at the Fairfield School band concert. The group approved funds for an American flag a state flag and two dummy rifles for the drill team.
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Young-Burns-Fairfield
Young School
Saco
Thornton Academy
Fairfield School
Biddeford
New Tiger Gym
Fire tears through Hill Street apartment building in Biddeford
Biddeford Fire Department rushed to a three story wood building at 215 Hill St owned by Oliver Drouin after a heating system failure at the elbow joint on the third floor sparked a blaze. Engines four six and ladder two battled the flames, bringing the fire under control.
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Hill Street
Biddeford
Maine House Rejects Freeze on State Sales Tax Level
The Maine House voted 58 to 56 against a constitutional amendment to lock the state sales tax at its current five percent rate. Sponsor Rep. Owen L. Hancock argued the tax should not be locked in and that any future increase would need voter approval, noting the tax’s regressive impact on low income and elderly residents.
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Augusta
Maine
Owen L. Hancock
Dcasco
Hancock
Xanthus the Horse Predicted Achilles Death
Xanthus the horse of Achilles allegedly forewarned of his rider’s death after a scolding by the famed Greek warrior.
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Xanthus
Achilles
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Donald Boissonneault
Josephine Boissonneault
Flught
Los Angeles Tees
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
HWIGH
OOB Police Force
Sandra Newcomb
Richard C. Lumb
Womens Caucus
Saco Conservationists
Samuel Zaitlin
Saemnan
Zaitlin
Saco School
Tobe
Avis
C & S Painting, Inc
High Street
Saco, Maine
Margaret Smith
Dorothy Dean
Vickie
Call Vickie Lavigne
House
Marcel Lizotte
Madisses
1St Parish
Congregational Church
Beach
Main Sts
the Fish's Inn
Little Ossipee Lake
Waterboro
Athkinson’s
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