Deaths Leo W Sabourin 65 Biddeford baker
Leo W Sabourin 65 of 97 Green St Biddeford died Oct 15 at Portland hospital after a long illness. Born Dec 26 1907 in Biddeford son of Arthur and Angeline Sabourin he owned Labourin Fine Pastry Bakery and Busy Bee Bakery later retiring. Survived by widow Alice, three daughters, six grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Mass Wednesday 8:30 a.m. at St Joseph Church with entombment at St Joseph Cemetery. Visiting hours today at Bolduc Funeral Home.
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Leo W. Sabourin
Green St
Biddeford
Portland Hospital
Arthur and
Angeline
Jannelle) Sabourin
Minnesota Baking School
Labourin Fine Pastry
Busy Bee
Westbrok
St. Joseph Church
Saco Lodge of Elks
Alice (Bouthillette) Sabourin
Lucille King
Kenanebunk
Rachel Beauregard
Saco
Lorraine Mercier
Portland
St. Joseph Cemetery
Bolduc
Alfred St
Former Biddeford Fire Chief Thomas F Farley Dies
Thomas F Farley 71 formerly of Biddeford and summer resident of Old Orchard Beach died Oct 15 at his sister Mrs Johanna Morgan’s home in South Portland. Born April 19 1902 he served 28 years with the Biddeford Fire Department and was a former chief. Mass of Christian Burial Thursday 10 am at St Margaret Church Old Orchard Beach with interment in St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford. Cosgrove Funeral Home is handling arrangements with visiting hours today and tomorrow.
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Thomas F. Farley
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach
Johanna Morgan
South Portland
Patrick
Bridget (O'Shea) Farley
St. Margaret Church
Peter J
John R. Farley
Delia Turner
Jamada Plains
Mass
Morgan
Agnew Caldwel
Augusta
St. Joseph Cemetery
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
Wilkinson seeks progressive action as Saco Democrats nominate ticket
Saco Democrats nominate Wilkinson aiming to unseat incumbent Mayor Berton Braley. He criticizes ongoing surveys and calls for immediate repairs to sewers drains and streets while pledging an industrial park and closer state cooperation. Incumbents Reny and Cassette are re elected. nominees Jacques Forester opted out. An estimated 11 million people play teams today versus 5 million 13 years ago.
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van Piomiades
James Ward III
Michael Searles
Paula Armstrong
Patricia Reny
Saco
Wilkinson
Biddeford
Funeral directors and funeral homes contact list
Frank X. Emond J P Conroy and Shumway and Gross Funeral Service listed with addresses and phone numbers for funeral arrangements. Emond Conroy at 284-5511 and 282-1818. Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco and 284-5611.
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Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P Conroy
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St. Saco
Portland Weather Outlook With Showers and Mountain Snow
Variable cloudiness tonight with showers likely in the north and snow flurries in the mountains. A few showers possible in the south with lows in the 30s. Wednesday brings further variable clouds and a chance of showers, highs in the 40s to 50s depending on location.
Vermont Ski Country Reports First Snow of Season
Central Vermont ski areas reported their first measurable snow of the season. Sugarbush Lincoln Peak received four inches overnight, with snow also at Mad River Glen and Glen Ellen.
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Warren
New
Accidental Shooting at St Francis College Dormitory
A 21 year old William Edgar Hall of Wayne New Jersey shot himself while cleaning a .25 caliber pistol in a St Francis College dorm room Monday night. He was treated and released at Webber Hospital and was not a student at the college. Police alerted college authorities.
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Biddeford
St. Francis College
William Edgar Hall
Wayne
N.J
Webber Hospital
St. Francis
Hall
Webber
Firemen Respond to Car and Stump Fires on Ross Road
Fire officials report two runs on Monday to Ross Road. One call involved a car fire at Meadowbrook Auto Salvage Co and the other a stump fire.
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Old Orchard Beach
Ross Road
Meadowbrook
Two Car Crash on Main Street in Saco
Saco Police report a two car collision on Main Street at 4 30 p m Monday. Drivers were Wayne S Leach 27 of Arundel and Betty A White 24 of 17 Spring St Saco.
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Saco
Wayne S. Leach
Arundel
Betty A. White
Spring St
Dryer fire at Corrigan home reported in Saco
Saco firemen responded to a dryer fire in a home owned by R. Corrigan on Birchcroft Lane at 8 34 a m Monday according to fire officials. White House spokesman said Nixon unaware of 100000 campaign contributions reportedly given by Howard Hughes to Charles G Bebe Bebe 20 De Press Secretary Gerald L Warren issued the denial. Debbie Perham crowned queen of Thornton Academy Homecoming after Saturday dance with Rick Plummer as both juniors.
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Saco
R. Corrigan
Birchcroft Lane
Washington
White House
Nixon
Howard Hughes
Charles G
Bebe
Gerald L. Warren
Debbie Perham
Thornton Academy
Rick Plummer
Offshore Cayman Islands Hide 325 Known Shipwrecks
A Caribbean coast record notes 325 wrecks lie offshore from the Cayman Islands. The finding highlights a dense underwater heritage along the three-island state.
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Cayman Islands
Caribbean
Little River Set for Wildlife Management Area Expansion
The State Department of Inland Fisheries and Game advances plans to add Little River land to a new wildlife management area. Donor Joseph DeCosta gave 30 acres via Meadowbrook Auto Salvage, with officials aiming to acquire about 300 more marshland acres along Little River and Old Orchard Beach to keep the area in its natural state and protect breeding habitats. Local residents expect public access and hunting after designation, while conservationists warn against further marsh filling that could threaten flood-prone areas nearby.
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Michael Spath
Old Orchard Beach
State Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
Little River
Joseph DeCosta
The
Meadowbrook Auto Salvage Co
Larea
Richard
Orchard Beach
John Bird
Ocean Park
Scarborough Wildlife Management
Snow's Canning Co
Pine Point
SAD 71 Board Rejects Smoking Area At KHS
Kennebunk High School faced a smoking problem as students sneaked into bathrooms and basement. the SAD 71 board rejected an amended proposal to create a supervised smoking area outside the quadrangle. The plan would have required parental permission and limited smoking to that zone, while opponents warned it could open a flood of other relaxations.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk High School
Robert Perkins
SAD 71
Mperkind
Jerkins
Proposa
Pstudent Council
Jane Walsh
Miss Alsh
Dan Beard— Perkins
Perkins
Theodore Towne
David Sutter
Sutter
Richard Littlefield
David Rolfe
Gas Ceilings Go Cost Up Across U.S. Service Stations
The Cost of Living Council loosened gasoline price ceilings. About one third of independent stations may raise prices from one-tenth of a cent to 1% cents per gallon. Only dealers with wholesale increases since Sept 28 qualify. The move allows automatic future price rises after November if wholesale costs rise.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Council
Biddeford Council Advances Condemnation Hearings and City Actions
The Biddeford council, acting as municipal officers, directs notice to Mrs. Marika Throumoulos for a condemnation hearing on her property while planning a related hearing for Monday night due to missed legal notice. The body also approves 1600 for Christmas lights, hires Ralph Duquette Jr as a fireman, seeks state aid for Guinea Road work, and issues a quit claim deed to Ronald St Ours. AMVETS receive a gaming permit featuring a caller led bingo style game with counters and a card marked by letters and numbers. The winner is the first to yell the predefined word.
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Albert Carrier
Marika Throumoulos
Merchants Committee
Ralph Duquette Jr
Guinea Road
Ronald St. Ours
Amvets
School Board Sets Football Memo Session
SAD 71 directors meet with attorney Robert Cyr at 5 30 pm Wednesday to discuss a football letters affair and ongoing legal actions tied to the Sept 20 executive session. A prior motion to record actions failed 3 4, with further executive session hashing pending. A court injunction request to bar Donald Littlefield from sharing play information remains pending in Superior Court with hearings to be scheduled.
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Kennebunk
School Administrative District 71
Robert Cyr
Donald Littlefield
Academy
Lake Region
David Rolfe
Frances Taylor
Rolfe
Taylor
Arthur Hedberg
Richard Littlefield
SAD
Robert Cy
Superior Court
Elmer Violette
Town considers police and fire station site options
Citizens weigh support for a police and fire station or combined town offices plus possible site at Titcomb Farm. Voters approved 200000 for a police and fire station in 1972, but site search and scope stalled. Council filled planning board seat, tabled other appointments, and authorized one new cruiser while delaying a second.
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Titcomb Farm
Donald Shorey
Murphy
Dale Blow
Charles Day
Blow
Kebek
Road Safety Slogan To Be Life On Line
Maine highway safety ad committee selects Life On Line as campaign slogan. Daniel Jones of Lewiston wins with Your Life is on the Line, a fulltime UMaine student receives a 1973 compact car prize from the Maine Independent Tire Dealers Association, presented by Gov. Curtis.
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Augusta
Maine Highway Safety Advisory Committee
Daniel Jones
Lewiston
Jones
F of Maine
Maine Independent Tire Dealers’ Association
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
UMF Frat Plans 52-Mile Bathtub Roll For Charity
Tau Kappa Epsilon at Farmington plans a 52 mile bathtub roll along Route 4 to support United Way. Daniel Campbell, 21, president, says a 175 pound tub with bikini mannequin will be wheeled by about 15 members in five mile shifts starting Friday noon from the campus toward Lewiston, with state police clearance obtained.
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Armington
University of Aine At Farms
United Way
Daniel Campbell
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Campbell
Lewiston
Voter Registration Open In Saco for November Election
The Saco Board of Registration will accept voter registrations today through October 25 for the November 6 election. Hours are 1-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. The board also will be open election day to register new voters.
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Blue Cross
Blue Shield
David Potter
Leoartin
Saco Board of Registration
Goldwater Wasn’t Interested in the Veep Pick
Sen. Barry Goldwater said he kept away while Nixon chose a vice presidential nominee. He avoided the process, saying he would have accepted the job but was not offered. Goldwater spoke to reporters at Maxwell Air Force Base after addressing 500 Air Force Association members.
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Montgomery
Ala
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
Arizona
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Goldwater
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Air Force
Maxwell Air Force Use
Massive blaze devastates Chelsea as 1100 displaced
More than 1000 residents lost homes in a Sunday fire that ripped through Chelsea mass destroying 18 city blocks and 62 businesses. Thousands faced hunger and cold as Red Cross Salvation Army and state agencies mobilized food shelter and financial aid while a disaster declaration was sought.
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Chelsea
Mass
Boston
Abraham Burgin
Jas
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Sta Division
State Public Welfare Department
Francis
Nixon
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Saco Democrats
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Tel
Vermont
Public Safety
Briggs Laundromat
Heath Street
Philip Pombriant
School Street
Whiteway
Wileshire
Scarborough Marshes
Banvnen Othe
K.H.S
By Peter Kingsley
Peter Kingsley
UMF Frat
Chelsea, Mass
City
Damascus
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