Deaths Debra Prejean infant of Biddeford
Funeral services were held Friday for Debra Lee Prejean infant daughter of Ralph and Barbara Pendleton Prejean of 145 Hill Street Biddeford who died November 1 in a Portland hospital. Born October 25 1973 in Biddeford she is survived by three brothers and extended Pendleton and Prejean families. Burial was in St Joseph Cemetery Arrangements by Emond and Conroy Funeral Home Biddeford.
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Debra Lee Prejean
Ralph
Barbara Pendleton Prejean
Hill St
Biddeford
Portland
David
Daniel
Donald Prejean
a/i
Daniel Pendleton
Amp Ellis
Phyllis Nield
Ralph Prejean
Wallingford
Mary A Grandeman 66 Kennebunkport death in November
Mary A Grandeman 66 of Pleasant Street Kennebunkport died November 2 at a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born December 1 1907 in Brooklyn she was active in South Congregational Church and served as deaconess. She helped found Kennebunkport Historical Society Brick Store Museum and worked as librarian at St Francis College and Louis T Graves Library. Survived by sister Marion W Grandeman they ran Two to Six P M Gift and Flower Shop. Graveside service Monday Pine Grove Cemetery Falmouth officiated by Rev Robert Howes Bibber Memorial Chapel handled arrangements.
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Kennebunkport
Mary A. Grandeman
Pleasant Street
Biddeford
Brooklyn
N.Y
Christian E
Elsie (Steenken) Grandeman
South Congregational Church
Here
Grandeman
Pine Grove Cemetery
Falmouth
Robert Howes
Bibber Memorial
Summer St
Kennebunk
Mrs Elizabeth Vassill Rites At Biddeford Church
Elizabeth Vassill 58 of 15 Old Orchard Road Saco died November 2 after a long illness. Born April 9 1915 to George and Admantia Xioni Vassill she trained in Biddeford schools. A parishioner of St Demetrios Greek Orthodox she belonged to St Fatini Society and Daughters of Penelope. Survived by sister Mrs Edward Realy two brothers James Vassill Reading MA and Peter Vassill Biddeford two nieces and three nephews. Funeral Monday 1 30 pm at St Demetrios with Rev Nichols Dufault. burial in St Demetrios Cemetery. Trisagion Sunday 8 pm at Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home with visiting hours Sunday 2–4 and 7–9.
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Elizabeth Vassill
Old Orchard Road
Saco
Biddeford
George and
Admantia (Xioni) Vassill
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Vassill
St. Fatini Society
Daughters of
Penelope Chapter
Edward Realy
James Vass!l
Reading
Mass
Peter Vassill
Nichols Dufault
St. Demetrios Cemetery
Father Dufault
Sansoucy- Blais
Stone St
Jadine O'Brien to Speak to Catholic Women’s Club
Members of the Catholic Women’s Club of Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco will meet Monday at the parish hall Jadine O'Brien of Portland director of the model city program will be guest speaker She will discuss the equal rights program before the state legislature in January The event starts at 7 15 p.m and is open to the public.
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Catholic Women's Club
Club News York County Veterans to Meet at VFW Hall
York County Barracks Veterans of World War One and Auxiliary will meet Monday at 2 pm at the VFW hall on Thornton Street in Biddeford.
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York County
VFW Hall
Thornton Street
Biddeford
Funeral Home Listings for Saco Maine Puts Firms and Contacts
Funeral directory entries list Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco ME with telephone 282 0562 Emond and Conroy at 284 5511 and 282 1818 Frank X Emond J P Conroy Shumway and Gross offering free service at 35 Spring Street.
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Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P Conroy
Portland Weekend Forecast With Snow Flurries North
Tonight and Sunday look fair in the south with partial cloud cover and isolated snow flurries in the north. Lows dip into the 20s to 30s, with Sunday highs ranging from the 30s in the north to the mid 40s in the south.
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Portland
Biddeford Resident Leslye Small Seeks School Board Seat
Leslye Small of 380 Pool Rd Biddeford announces run for Biddeford School Board on the Republican ticket. A Sanford native educated in Detroit and at Michigan State Wayne NYU she holds a B.S. in education and an occupational therapy certificate. As mother of three she supports PTA active parental involvement and has served on a Citizens Committee evaluating Biddeford Elementary Schools.
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Pool Rd
Biddeford
Altho
Sanford
Detroit
Michigan
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Wayne University
New York University
New York City
Emery
Small
P.T.A
Citizens Committee
State Department of Education
Frederick Small
F.O. Goldthwait Ince
Webber Hospital
Ward 4 alderman candidate hosts open house in Camp Ellis
Mrs. Muriel Perreault, candidate for the Saco Ward 4 aldermanic post, will hold an open house at her home on Bay Avenue Camp Ellis Monday night from 7 to 9. Coffee and doughnuts will be served.
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Muriel Perreault
Saco Ward
Bay Avenue
Camp Ellis
Old Orchard Beach police fire station panel sees leadership shake up
William R. Murphy resigns as chairman of the new police and fire station building committee saying the group is stacked against progress. Donald Shorey is elected to replace him while Murphy stays as a member. The panel seeks a professional opinion on facility options at Titcomb Farm or the current site for the $200,000 approved in 1972.
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Old Orchrd Beach
William R. Murphy
Donald Shorey
Murphy
Old Orchard
Titcomb Farm
Fire Department
Titcomb
Maine State Park Bond Backed by York Voters Urged
Senator Harrison Richardson urged York County voters to approve a $3 million bond for new state park lands. He argued the need for more parks across Maine despite York’s low priority on the list, and suggested trading public lots in Northern Maine for York County acquisitions. Parks Director Lawrence Stuart supported using funds to continue existing county projects.
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Harrison Richardson
Rumberland
York County
Maine
Joint Select Committee On Public Lands
Sen. Richardson
Lawrence Stuart
the Journal
UFO sighting reported on Central Avenue by couple
Public safety report notes a silver disc with glow seen at 4 30 p.m. Friday through a telescope. The couple watched the object for five minutes before police were contacted. A separate Biddeford incident reports a stove explosion at Marie Joseph Academy without fire.
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Old Orchard Beach
Central Avenue
Biddeford
Marie Joseph Academy
Biddeford Pool
Biographical sketch of Wilkinson with Maine career
Wilkinson born in Philadelphia moved to Maine in the 1930s. He has served 14 years with the Biddeford School System and teaches at the Biddeford Vocational School. He sits on the Saco Planning Board for two years. He is married with two children.
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Maine
Biddeford
Saco Planning Board
Sewer District Idea On Agenda For OOB Town Meeting
Planning board proposes creating a sewer district and town council meets Monday at 7 p.m. at Loranger School. Also on the agenda are appointing an administrative assistant to the town manager, designating the building inspector as code enforcement officer, reporting on the town dump relocation, funding for new police vehicles, and preparing part of Milliken Street property as an ice skating rink.
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Old Orchard Beach
Planning Board
Nixon Hits Low For 20 Years Gallup Reports
George Gallup says the latest Gallup Poll shows President Nixon at 27 percent, the lowest approval for a U S leader in 20 years. He notes the figure is just four points above Truman's 33 percent low in 1951, announced at Williams College.
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Gallup
Williamstown
Mass
George Gallup
Roper Public Opinion Research Center
Williams College
Harry S. Truman
Teachers Approve Contract After Lengthy Negotiations
Teachers ratified a new contract after a drawn out bargaining process marked by mediation sessions and public displays. Observers noted the recent picketing by teachers, including demonstrations led by Drew Frechette, as a potential first in state history.
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Labor Relations Board
Maine Democrats Attend New England Women in Politics Session
About 100 Maine Democratic women travel to Boston for the New England conference on women in politics sponsored by the Democratic National Committee. Speakers include Helen Gahagan Douglas and Boston Mayor Kevin White with sessions at Farnell Hall and City Hall. Maine attendees include Vi Pease of Hollis and several women from York County.
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Maine
New England
Boston
Democratic National Committee
Helen Gahagan Douglas
California
Kevin White
Robert Strauss
New England States
Pennsylvania
Farnell Hall
Mayor White
New City Hall
Vi Pease
Hollis
State Committee
York County
Barbara Carroll
Limerick
Patricia Johnson
Mary Sadorf
Eleanor Dunham
Kennebunk
Anne Brady
Arundel
Family Night at Saco Baptist Church
The Saco Baptist Church hosts a family night in the vestry from 6 to 8 p.m. The program Their Story Their Song, sponsored by the Board of Deacons, features Mr. and Mrs. William Fisher prominent as the Singing Seaman and a Maine music major, with performance travels across New England.
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United Baptist Church
Main Street
Saco
Sveyer
Board of Deacons
William Fisher
Saco Church
Fisher
Seaman
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Oral Roberts University of Oklahoma
Braley Foresees City Saving by Self Operation
Councilman Braley estimated the city saves money by handling tasks in house. He and his wife Maryalice run Homestead Campground at the Biddeford Dayton line during summers. Braley retired from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1969 after diverse roles while also farming in Saco.
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Braley
Maryalice
North Street
Biddeford-Dayton
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Saco
Maine Voters Face Parks Bond and Constitutional Reforms
Maine voters in the November referendum face a $3 million parks and recreation bond to acquire land for day use Parks and more than one constitutional amendment on municipal borrowing and the governors veto process The issue of park land acquisition aims to boost local recreation near Bangor Presque Isle and Lewiston Augusta Waterville areas with federal matching funds cited by supporters
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Maine
Lawrence Stuart
Department of Parks and Recreation
Stuart
Bangor
Presque Isle
Lewiston- Augusta-Waterville
Land For Maine People Committee
Maine Municipal Association
MMA
John L. Salisbury
Salisbury
Gardiner
Lewiston
Brunswick
Westbrook
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Senate
Oxford County
Burton A. MacDonald
Peru
Loefell D. Henley
Norway
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