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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1976

Page

2

Obituary notices for Biddeford residents noted in local paper

Mrs. Odina Turmelle 80 of 173 Graham St Biddeford died Monday after illness. Born Aug 29 1895 in Biddeford daughter of Auguste and Delima Pelletier she worked 30 years at York and Bates Mfg. Survived by brother Wilfred and sister Alma Pelletier both of Biddeford two nieces. Mass at St Joseph Church Friday 8:30 am interment St Joseph Cemetery. Calling hours today and Thursday 2 4 and 7 9 pm at Bolduc funeral home.

Odina Turmelle Graham St Biddeford Auguste and Delima (Desjardins) Pelletierrs Turmelle St. Joseph Church York Bates Manufacturing Sace Wilfred J Turmelle Alfred St

Mrs. Rosanna Gagnon 93 Biddeford Funeral Notice

Mrs Rosanna Gagnon 93 resident of 368 Elm Biddeford Mass of Christian Burial Friday 9 30 A M from St Joseph s Church Interment St Joseph s Cemetery Visiting hours today and Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P M Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford

Auxiliary of Biddeford Post Veterans of the Wars Sansoucy- Blais Stone St Biddeford Rosanna G. Gagnon Luke E. Hart Council Knights of Columbus Auxiliary Emond and Conroy Hill St Anna Bella Desloges York County Barracks Sansoucy-Blais Our Lady of Fatima Daughters of Isabella Elm St St. Joseph’s Church St. Joseph’s Cemetery Sansoucy-Blais Funeral Home

Ross Center group plans trip to Willow Brook Century Village

Biddeford Senior Citizens met at the Ross Community Center to plan a bicentennial project and social. President Adelina Plante led the meeting with prayer by Annette Binette and the pledge by Marie Anna De Rais, while Linda Leblanc announced a Friday 9:45 a.m. bus to Willow Brook Century Village in Newfield.

Biddeford Ross Community Center Washington Street Adelina Plante Annette Binette Rayers Marie Anna de Linda Leblanc Willowbrook Century Village Newfield Plante Ross Commonsinity Center

Milk panel criticized on lack of hearings

A whist party hosted by Josephat Grenier with help from several ladies and Alderic Soucy awarded prizes to a long list of winners including Mrs. Aurore Gagnon and Mrs. Soucy. Special awards went to Mrs. Forcier and Alderic Soucy with officials inviting all senior citizens to participate at the center.

Josephat Grenier Plante Cora LeProhon Dorais Anna Forcier Binette Aurore Pinard Aurore Vachon Alderic Soucy Aurore Gagnon Soucy Hazel Foucault Jeannette Beaulieu Corinne Chretien Clara

Dairy milk hearings widen calls for consumer input

Cumberland Farms lawyer Harold Pachios urged evening public hearings in Portland and Bangor to involve consumers in price discussions at the Maine Milk Commission after no public testimony appeared at a session in Augusta. He also questioned dairy pricing amid bids to sell milk below suggested minimums to Portland schools.

Augusta Maine State Milk Commission Harold C. Pachios Portland Bangor State House Pachios Cumberland Farms Northern Inc New Hampshire Uring Cumberland Farms Northern Cumberland Sheldon Weiss Weiss Donald Alexander The Commission

Exchange faces rare potato delivery default shock

The New York Mercantile Exchange faced a near 51 million pound potato delivery default on 997 contracts triggering inquiries by the exchange and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Officials warned of severe penalties and potential systemic changes as brokers blamed speculative practices and delivery bottlenecks for the rare event.

New York New Yorkercantile Exchange Exchange The Mercantile Exchange Commodity Futures Trading Commission New York Mercantile Exchange William T. Bagley Federal Regulatory Agency Robert Cornfeld Maine Cornfeld May Richard Levine India

State Seeks to Keep Floats in Saco River at Meetinghouse Eddy

The Army Corps of Engineers notes that Maine's Bureau of Parks and Recreation asks permission to retain nine floats measuring six by ten feet at the Meetinghouse Eddy Boating Facility off Pool Road in Biddeford. The floats have been in the river for two years. public comment is invited in writing by June 21 to the New England Division of the Army Corps of Engineers in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Saco River Biddeford Army Corps of Engineers ACE State Bureau of Parks and Recreation Meetinghouse Eddy Pool Road Bureau New England U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Trapelo Road Waltham Mass

McBro Named Nation’s No 1 CM Builder For Hospitals

McCarthy Brothers Co. McBro division of St. Louis tops Engineering News-Record survey of 400 leading construction firms. The 150 bed Webber Hospital project on Alfred Road accounts for much of the company’s $250 million in active work with 19 hospital projects in 14 states. McBro reported $75.8 million in new CM work in 1975, a 22 percent lead over the next CM firm, and 90 percent of ongoing work is hospital construction.

Webber Hospital Alfred Road McBro McCarthy Brothers Co St. Louis Engineering News-Record Magazine Michael McCarthy McCarthy Missouri

CETA worker fired over claimed income conflict

A Maine official terminated Ruel Mentall from a $10,000 CETA job as administrative assistant to the Gardiner city manager after a Form 1 for the position indicated a $50,000 annual income from property and investments. Damborg said the hiring violated CETA aims and notified Gardiner City Manager Paul Hermann of the cutoff.

Augusta Maine Peter M. Damborg Ruel P. Mentall Gardiner Damborg Mentall CETA Paul Hermann

Bustin pushes for federal employment bill in Maine

Democratic candidate David W. Bustin urged passage of the Humphrey Hawkins full employment act to analyze federal spending impact on jobs. He said Maine has lost 4,000 federal jobs in 10 years while other states hire more workers.

Augusta Maine David W. Bustin Bustin Augusta State Congress

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