Kennebunk man Kenneth E. Ackley 62 dies unexpectedly
Kenneth E. Ackley 62 of 16 Parson St Kennebunk died yesterday at a Biddeford hospital after 28 years in the area. A World War II Army veteran he owned Ackleys Mobil service station for 25 years and served as a trustee of the Kennebunk Light and Power District for ten years. Surviving are his widow two sons a daughter a sister two brothers and several nieces and nephews. Memorial services are set for tomorrow at Christ Church with Rev Lamar Robinson officiating. Arrangements are by Angell Funeral Home.
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Kennebunk
Kenneth E. Ackley
Parson St
Biddeford
Lubec
Charles
Alice (Holmes) Ackley
Ackley
Mobil
Kennebunk Light and Power District
Chamber Commerce
Helen (Ward) Ackley
Gorham
Richard C
Kennebunkport
John C. Ackley
University of Maine At
Judith A. Hoff
Carl
Barnstable
Mass
Richard Ackley
Concord
Doris Smith
Conway
N.H
Carrie Hanly
Smugglers Cove
Cape Elizabeth
Marian Joseph
Lexington
Christ Church
FE. Lamar Robinson
Angell Funeral Home
Dane T
Reverend Ward obituary and coastal weather outlook
The Rev Edward G Ward 60 of Kennebunk Baptist Church died at home after seven years at the church He previously served multiple parishes and was a WWII chaplain in Okinawa The obituary notes graveside in Ocean View Cemetery Wells and visiting hours today The weather outlook shows coastal showers tonight and Saturday with temperatures upper 40s to 50s and highs in the 60s across the region
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Portland
E and L Club to Meet at Mrs Lummis Home
Members of the E and L Club of the United Methodist Church in Saco will gather Monday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Virginia Lummis Ferry Beach Saco. They are asked to bring items for a silent auction.
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E and L Club
The
United Methodist Church
Saco
Virginia’ Lummis
Ferry Beach
Four-Run Day For Beach Firefighters
Old Orchard Beach firefighters were called out four times in 24 hours. Responded to an overturned kerosene flare marker on Forest Avenue at 9:30 p.m. yesterday and a gasoline spill at West Grand and Ocean avenues after an auto accident at 11:28 p.m. Smoke scare on Ryefield Drive at 1:53 a.m. today and a copper wire burning incident on Harrisburg Street at 8:20 a.m. this morning.
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Old Orchard Beach
Forest Avenue
West Grand
Ocean Avenues
Ryefield Drive
Harrisburg Street
York County Veterans Honor Paul N. Ouellette
Members of York County Barracks Veterans of World War I will meet at 7 30 tonight at Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred St Biddeford to pay respects to Paul N Ouellette a member of the group.
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York County
Bolduc
Alfred St
Biddeford
Paul N. Ouellette
Memorial Notices From Kennebunk Area
Ackley Kenneth E. Ackley aged 62 of 16 Parson St Kennebunk Oct 5 funeral at Christ Church 2 PM Saturday donations to Maine Heart Association Angell Funeral Home arrangements. Ward Rev Edward G Ward Kennebunk Baptist Church funeral 11 AM Saturday Angell Funeral Home 9 Dane St Kennebunk 2-4 and 7-9 PM Friday Sonic Lodge ritualistic services 7:30 PM Friday Memorial gifts to Kennebunk Baptist Church Memorial Fund.
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Ackley
Biddeford
Kenneth E. Ackley
Parson St
Kennebunk
Christ Church
Maine Heart Association
Winter St
Augusta
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St
Edward G. Ward
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Ocean Lodge 142
Angel Funeral Home
Funeral Directors Shumway and Gross
Funeral service listing for Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco with contact 284 5611.
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Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Car Hits Pole in Sleepy Saco Drive Incident
Police report a vehicle driven by Rocco Deluca aged 31 from 457 Ferry Road Saco struck a utility pole at a city intersection last night after he apparently fell asleep at the wheel. Deluca’s car sustained extensive damage.
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Old Orchard Beach
Rocco Deluca
Ferry Road
Saco
West Grand
Ocean Avenues
Deluca
Saco Firemen Quell Shoe Company Fire
Saco firefighters responded to a blaze at Allied Footwear on Gooch Street yesterday at 7 15 p m. Engines 2 and 3 Ladder 1 and six firemen battled cardboard box flames in the shipping room, according to a fire department spokesman.
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Saco
Allied Footwear
Gooch Street
Spokseman
Funeral services for Paul N. Ouellette in Biddeford
Funeral services for Paul N. Ouellette of Biddeford will be held tomorrow at 8 30 a m from St Joseph Church Biddeford with interment in St Joseph Cemetery Friends may call at Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred St Biddeford today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m
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Paul N. Ouellette
Biddeford
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Bolduc
Alfred St
Masonic Rites for Rev Edward G Ward Tonight
Ocean Lodge AF and AM members conduct Masonic ritual services for Rev. Edward G Ward at Angell Funeral Home Kennebunk tonight at 7 30.
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Ocean Lodge AF and
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St
Kennebunk
Edward G. Ward
Claire Boyd Enrolls At New England College
Claire Boyd of Saco Maine enrolled as a freshman at New England College joining 378 other freshmen for the opening of classes. The four year liberal arts college reported 1279 total students and eight Maine enrollees for the September 11 start.
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Henniker
N.H
Claire Boyd
Vernon St
Saco
New England College
Miss Boyd
Alfred Tourigny
Thornton Academy
Maine
Sweetser Lectures Public Meeting Set
A public meeting to organize the Sweetser Lecture Course is planned for Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Saco District Court room. Trustee Robert Fenderson invites anyone interested to attend. proceeds from tickets benefit the Saco Provident Association. Other trustees include Philip C. Sanborn and Paul E. Reny.
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Sweetser
Saco District Court Room
Robert Fenderson
City of Saco Sweetser Fund
Linnell Gymnasium
Thornton Academy
Saco Provident Association
Philip C. Sanborn
Paul E. Reny
Law Enforcement Funds Awarded Across Maine Agencies
More than 291000 dollars in federal crime program funds were granted by Maine's Law Enforcement Planning and Assistance Agency board. The Safe Streets Act provided 154930 for seven regional planning groups for fiscal 1973 criminal justice planning, including 17365 to the Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission for York County. Action funds went to York County Sheriff's Department for 2100 to build jail recreation space and to Kennebunkport Police Department for 130 to support a police intern.
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Augusta
Maine
Maine Law Enforcement Planning and Assistance Agency
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
York County
Parochial Schools Face Closure Amid Church Policy Shifts
The article notes Church policy favors winding down struggling parish schools to protect finances. It cites Biddeford Franco-Americans and the lack of funds for parochial schools in a diocesan drive, with broader U.S. closures since 1965. A 1970 Supreme Court ruling on parochial aid is mentioned, casting doubt on Maine legislative action.
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Portland
Biddeford
Salvation Army
U.S
Brothers of Christiana Instruction
St. Louis
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Maine
Heavy fighting blocks Highway 13 near Saigon as B52 raids surge
Fighting broke out along Highway 13 less than 20 miles north of Saigon, halting traffic while B52 bombers conducted their heaviest Saigon area raids since the 1968 Tet offensive.
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Saigon
Highway 13
Senate Welfare Bill Expands Social Security Provisions
A Senate plan would raise retirement options and benefits under Social Security, set new wage-earning rules after retirement, trim disability waiting, issue school child numbers, and create a federally funded program for aged, blind and disabled welfare recipients. It includes a $200 minimum payment after 30 years and expands widow benefits to full husband entitlements, plus extended work credits and penalties for earnings above thresholds.
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House
Wilbur D. Mills
Dark
McGovern and Nixon Clash Over Taxes Welfare and War
The presidential race centers on tax policy welfare reform and Vietnam strategy. McGovern denounces Republican lines on taxation while outlining eligibility for welfare and arguing the war remains a central foreign policy issue as Nixon defends negotiations and accountability. Shriver highlights perceived corruption in the Nixon administration.
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McGovern
South Dakota
Nixon
Cleveland
Hanoi
Sargent Shrijjer
N Nixon
Unemployment Falls as Youth Study Returns to Class
The report shows unemployment down by 1.7 million as students exit the labor market to resume studies. First year employment rose over 2.4 million with 1.1 million men 800000 women and about 500000 teens employed. Veterans ages 20 to 29 saw unemployment drop from 7.7 to 6.6 percent. In the old west miners wore dungarees for freedom and cowboys wore close-fitting jeans for leg protection.
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Armed Services
North Vietnam Builds New Coastal Oil Pipeline
U S analysts say North Vietnam is constructing a coastal pipeline to speed fuel flow from China. The line, supplementing an earlier twin from Hanoi to China, could finish by early November and extend toward southern Chinese ports.
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Washington
North Vietnam
China
U.S
Hanoi
United States
Russia
Nixon
Ping Hsiang
Septemer
Pentagon
Haiphong
Han Gai
Sanchuanao
Biddeford Busing Policy Status Unchanged for Now
Biddeford schools superintendent Frechette reported no changes to bus service from now until next Wednesday. Board did not charge, but allowed 32 students who could not ride to continue until Oct 11 meeting. A study on reducing walk distances for first and second graders proceeds as officials seek safety and feasibility.
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Andrew C. Frechette
Biddeford
Frechette
Ralph Valliere
Valliere
Board of Education
Richard West Jr
Cleaves Street
Morin Nominated as Democratic Candidate for Old Orchard Beach
Leatrice Morin was selected by the Town Democratic Committee to replace Ann Provencal on the ballot for state representative from Old Orchard Beach. Morin won 11 votes to 10 over Barbara McAllister. James Moutsatsos had no votes. Morin will face Republican Patrick Caporino in November.
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Leatrice Morin
Democratic Committee
Old Orchard Beach
Morin
Ann Provencal
Provencal
Barbara McAllister
James Moutsatsos
Peter Danton
Senate
Danton
Beach
Jerome Plante
Peter Danborg
Immunization Clinic Planned in Old Orchard Beach
The town schedules a monthly immunization clinic for diphtheria whooping cough tetanus German measles and measles on Tuesday Oct 10 at 9 am in Town Hall with Dr Herbert Hopkin presiding. The Old Orchard Memorial W F W Auxiliary meeting Monday night is canceled. next meeting set for Monday Oct 23. A Rainbow for Girls installation meeting is Saturday at 8 pm at Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall with refreshments after.
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Old Orchard Beach
Herbert Hopkin
Old Orchard Memorial
W.F.W
Lost glasses reported near Hill St to Bacon St in Biddeford
A boy reports missing dark rimmed glasses near 175 Hill St and Bacon St in Biddeford. Call 283 3562 for information or return to locate owner.
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Hill St
Bacon St
Biddeford
Susan Lessard and Timothy Nelson wed in Biddeford ceremony
Miss Susan F. Lessard and Timothy J. Nelson wed September 29 at St. Joseph Church Biddeford with Rev. Herve G. Carrier officiating. Attendants included Miss Doris M. Dauphin and Miss Colleen A. Nelson. Reception for 100 at Wonder Bar. Both graduates of Biddeford High School employed locally.
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Susan F. Lessard
Timothy J. Nelson
St. Joseph Church
Biddeford
Lucien Z. ‘Lessards
State St
Walter J. Nelson
Maple St
Herve G. Carrier
Diana Rousselle
Lessard
Doris M. Dauphin
Richard D. Hebert
Colleen A. Nelson
Miss Dauphin
Michael Ready
Wonder Bar
Judy A. Croteau
Duplicate Bridge At Beach Crowns Peterson Kelley Winners
Duplicate bridge played at the Lawn Avenue Playhouse last night featured 26 players led by Pat Peterson and Beatrice Kelley as North South winners. The event lists full pairings with Elowitch Mullen Aranovitch Flannery among participants and notes a 7 30 p m game scheduled for Saturday.
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Old Orchard Beach
Lawn Avenue Playhouse
Pat Peterson
Beatrice Kelley
Abe Elowitch
James Mullen
Estella Aranovitch
Gwenn Flannery
Jerry Thibodeau
Coline Martin
James Moutsatsos
Ralph Dumaine
al Rosen
Oscar Paradis
Alice Fecteau
Ida Rosen
Rosalie Ross
Avis Briggs
James Warren
Robert Whelan
Clifford Dow
Mike Charles
Ellie Wiggins
Lottie Haas
Esther Green
Ruth Anderson
Robert Toulouse
Angela Tsika
Jane Burns
John Fisher
Leotta Kelley
Karen Parlin
Marie Toulouse
Don Briggs
Elovitch
Mullen
Aranovitch
Flannery
Warren and
Whelan
Dow
Ellie Wiggin
Haas
Green
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Greenwich
R.I.) Academy
Gordon Divinity College
Wenham
Hopkinton
Baptist
LaGrange
Medford
Canton
West Penu
Turner
Ocean Lodge AF
Wells
Ruth (McMichael) Ward
Gilbert A
New Sharon
Janice Ranchett
West Roxbury
Elmer Bentley
Unitd
Baptist Conention
John Sanders
U.S. Air Force
Ocean View Cemetery
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Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Tel
Emond
Frank X. Emond
J. P. Conroy
N. E. College
Biddeford Pool
North Viets
John Surran
DOB
Democrat Committee
By Michael Spath
Plante
Piere Kyros
Kyros
Robert Porteous
Clement P. Wight
A&w Root Beer
Elm Street
Susan Lessard
Bride of
Timothy Nelson
Candlelight Creations
Rumery’s
Savings Bank
York County Savings Bank
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Ellis Beach
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