Deaths William J. Picken in Sanford
William John Picken 80 of 64 Berwick St Sanford died Friday in a Biddeford hospital after a long illness. Born May 1 1893 in Wales he was a former textile foreman and a longtime church and fraternal member. Survivors include his wife Lulu May Stone two sons seven daughters 37 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Funeral at 1 p.m. Monday Heald Funeral Home Springvale. Interment Oakdale Cemetery. Visitation today 7–9 p.m. Sunday 2–4 p.m. and 7–9 p.m.
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Sanford
William John Picken
Berwick St
Biddeford
Wales
England
John
Mary Ellen
Peak) Picken
Sanford First Baptist Church
York Pomona
Barney Beg Grange
Lulu May Stone
Elwin S
Limerick
Joel J
Fanford
Ada M. Gilpatrick
Olive A. Downs
Alfred
Athamice Gammons
Limingotn
Phyllis Butler
Springvale
Albertine Littlefield
Middleton
N.J
Shirley Payeur
Charlotte Stevens
Irene Quint
Hawthorne
Calif
Heald Funeral Home
Main St
Robert M. Smith
Oakdale Cemetery
Elwell Rites Held for Bonny Eagle Lake Woman
Funeral services were held for Irene B M Elwell 67 of Bonny Eagle Lake who died Sept 5 after a long illness Born in Topsfield she was daughter of Burnham and Gertrude McGraw She is survived by her widower Lawrence Elwell and brother Burnham McGraw Interment planned at Flanders Cemetery Arrangements by Neal and York Funeral Home Gorham.
Freak Accident Kills Driver Toll Hits 158
A 26-year-old North Waterford man, Franklin Flanders, was killed when his gasoline tank truck lost its rear axle on Maine 117 in Otisfield. The rig swerved into the northbound lane, hitting a sedan driven by 19-year-old Murray Goldthwaite of Bridgton, who was hospitalized and released. Maine’s 1973 traffic death toll rose to 158.
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Otisfield
North Waterford
Franklin Flanders
Maine 117
Murray Goldthwaite
Bridgton
Norway
Maine
SAD 71 Directors Meet Monday to discuss goals and new teachers
SAD 71 directors plan a 7:30 pm Monday meeting in the Junior High School Resource Center. Agenda includes approval of the superintendent 1973 74 goals and introduction of new teachers to the board.
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Kennebunk
Fletcher Street
National Guard Assists Culvert Installation in Kennebunk
Maine National Guard members assist today with installing a culvert and drainage system on town property along the Mousam River. The gift strip from John Downing lies at the rear of Downing's Riverdale severngmbens off Ocean Bluff. Arrangements arranged by the Kennebunk Conservation Commission.
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Kennebunk
Maine National Guard
Mousam River
John Downing
Downing
Riverdale
Severngmbens
Ocean Bluff
Kennebunk Conservation Commission
Unitarian Church To Reopen Sunday Service at 10 30
The Unitarian Universalist Church at 60 School Street in Saco plans to reopen Sunday with a 10 30 a m service. The Rev. Leonard Halie will deliver the sermon.
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Unitarian Church
Unitarian-Universalist Church
School St
Saco
Leonard Halie
Funeral Directors and Funeral Homes in Saco Maine Directory
Funeral directors Emond Conroy Frank X Emond J P Conroy list contact numbers 284 5511 282 1818. Shumway and Gross funeral sec 35 Spring St Denneti and Craig 365 Main arett Saco Maine contact 282.
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Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P. Conroy
Shumway and Gross Funeral Sec
Spring St., Co
Denneti & Craig
Mainarett
Saco, Maine
Tel
Weather Outlook Portland Cooling With Showers North
Tonight and Sunday bring a few showers in the north with fair conditions in the south. Lows near 40 in the north and 40s to low 50s in the south. Sunday highs near 50 in the north and near 70 in the south.
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Portland
Indian Suit Will Be Argued Says Judge Gignoux
US District Court Judge Edward T. Gignoux refused to dismiss the Passamaquoddy Indian suit against the federal government. The joint tribal council filed in June 1972 seeking a federal trust relationship for about 1600 tribe members. The state of Maine joins as a defendant. parties were ordered to be ready to argue the case by early next year.
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Portland
US District Court
Edward T. Gignoux
Maine
Gignoux
Kennebunk SAD 71 Band Boosters canvass area for calendars
The Music Boosters in Kennebunk, formerly Band Boosters, began a fundraiser canvassing households to sell personalized calendars featuring a color photo of the high school band. Proceeds from last year funded uniforms. this year supports Park Street School band uniforms. Call for calendar orders before Sept. 13.
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Kennebunk
Music Boosters
Band Boosters
Kennebunks
Park Street
Norman Blanchette
Alexander Economos
Economos
Kenpeo
Loraine Whitten
Mildred Pillsbury
Tax Discount Use In Kennebunk Rises
Kennebunk reports rising use of the tax discount with nearly 6 percent of 1973 real estate taxes paid by Sept. 1. Officials say more property owners take the one and a half percent discount for taxes paid in full before September, on a total billed of $827,362.
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Kennebunk
Fires Reported at Saco Home and Local Plant
Firefighters responded to a sofa blaze at 168 Bradley Street at 9 49 p m. Theodore Potter was taken to Webber Hospital and released. A paint spray fire at Maremont Corporation plant 5 24 p m was contained by the firm sprinkler system before firefighters arrived.
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Saco
Bradley Street
Theodore Potter
Webber Hospital
Maremont Corporation
Sai
Fire crews respond to kitchen blaze on Seaside Avenue
Engine 1 and two Saco Fire Department personnel were dispatched to a kitchen fire on Seaside Avenue around 6 15 p m Friday but found the fire extinguished upon arrival.
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Saco
Seaside Avenue
Fire and theft reports from Biddeford and Saco
Firefighters respond to steam in a cellar at 6 Carver Street caused by a safety valve on a hot water heater. Saco police probe a Thursday theft of 3 dollars from a home on Buxton Road. In Kennebunk a child sustains a slight injury in a two car crash at Elm Street and Ironton Avenue. Michael Merrill, 5, treated and released at Webber Hospital.
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Carver Street
Biddeford
Saco
Walter Caton
Buxton
Kennebunk
Adrien Desroberts
Shadagee Road
Veronica Merrill
Elm Street
Rnton Avenue
Merrill
Michael Merrill
Webber Hospital
Annette Chapter OES Meeting Highlights at Local Hall
Locomet Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star No 184 met Thursday at the Masonic Hall with Worthy Matron Loraine Howard and Worthy Patron Richard L. Howard presiding. Secretary Marion R. Johnson read the last meeting report and invitations were noted for a silver tea in Old Orchard Beach, a grand family session at Minawaca Chapter, and a Sunday fashion show by Paprika for Rainbow girls at Robinson Memorial Hall.
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Annette
Order of the Eastern Star of
Rainbow For Girls
Robinson Memorial Hall
Old Orchard Beach
New Speed Signs Go Up In Kennebunk
Kenne bunk police install new speed limit signs on Fletcher Street Route 35 after MDOT recommendations. From Storer Street to Oak Bluffs Road the limit is 25 mph. The Oak Bluffs to Maine Turnpike section drops to 35 mph.
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Kennebunk
Fletcher Street
Maine Department of Transportation
Storer Street
Oak Bluffs Road
Oak Bluffs
Maine Turnpike
Boating Class Offered Free in Kennebunkport
The Cave Arundel Power Squadron will run a free public boating course starting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Kennebunk High School. Bill Berry chairs the classes teaching boat handling compass chart reading navigational aids and basic marlinspike. students may buy reference books.
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Kennebunkport
Cave Arundel
le Samuel
Cleaves Cove
Bill Berry
Kennebunk High School
Fletcher Street
Journal Staffer Tries Horsemeat in Local Dining Trial
A Biddeford Saco area reporter tests horsemeat as a beef substitute amid rising beef prices. The piece notes horsemeat appearance, fat, tenderness, sweetness, texture, and experimental cooking tips including added oil and tenderizing approaches. The author reports portions sufficed for two adults and a child and mentions future trials with ground horsemeat.
Old Maine Seal Shooting Described as Tradition
Federal official Kendall Morse says seal shooting is an old Maine tradition among fishermen who see seals as lobster rivals. Four dead seals found along the coast, two at Biddeford Pool and one at Higgins Beach, with a fourth at Prouts Neck. He notes nearly 30 dead seals reported this summer coastwide, many shot or killed naturally. A new federal law imposes up to a $10,000 fine for killing seals. fishermen may not know of it yet. More deaths may be reported as laws deter reporting declines.
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Associated Press
Federal Marine
Maine
Kendall Morse
National Marine Fisheries Service
Biddeford Pool
Higgins Beach
Prouts Neck
Morse
Brinks Truck Crash Ties Up Million in Transit in New Hampshire
A Brink's armored truck overturned on Interstate 93 in Plymouth sending a reported million dollars into a second truck. Four Boston area employees were injured lightly and transported to Lakes Region General Hospital as guards and police secured the scene. Money was moved under tight security to a National Guard armory then to Boston officials.
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Plymouth
N.H
Boston
New Hampshire
Jay McDuffee
National Guard
Brink
White Mountain
For Rent Three Room Modern Apartment With Furnished Interior
Nicely heated and furnished three room apartment includes bath. All new furniture and wall to wall carpeting. Security deposit required. Rent is 35 dollars weekly plus gas and electricity or 40 dollars per week including all utilities.
Newspaper Credibility Depends on Listening to Readers
Scarborough AP report notes John C. Quinn of Gannett told New England editors the press must heed readers to maintain credibility. Panelists cited sports economics and transparency. free tickets discussed as harming trust while telecast practices and box scores draw scrutiny.
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New England
Maine
Kenneth M. Curtis
Quinn
Guy Marinella
Boston
WBZ
Boston Globe
Ray Fitzgerald
Mainella
William Crowley
Boston Red Sox
Louis D. Boccardi
Associated Press
William S. Cohen
Rmaine
Loren Ghiglione
Southbridge
Mass
Evening News
New England Daily Newspaper
National News Council
Richard H. Stewart
Sen
Edmunds. Muskie
Wall Street
Main Street
Elm Street
Marine sciences program at St Francis welcomes expert Bane
Marine sciences at St Francis College will emphasize marine ecology and oceanography. New head Bane brings Cornell doctorates and posts at LIU and University of Puerto Rico, with tuna research and Inter-American Tuna Commission work. He aims for three year studies and apprenticeship options.
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U.S
Bane
United States
Cornell
University of Puerto Rico
Inter-American Tuna Commission
West Africa
University of California
University of Long Island
IRS Jails Grower Sentenced For Failure To File
A 14 year-old former potato grower in Portland CAP was sentenced to two weekends in federal prison for willful failure to file income tax returns. Thomas A. Sutherland formerly of Caribou and now Worcester Mass pleaded guilty in U S District Court to returns for 1966 through 1970.
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Portland
CAP
Thomas A. Sutherland
Caribou
Worcester
Mass
U.S
Cohen says shield bill has little chance in House
Congressman William S. Cohen of Maine argues his shield bill will likely fail before the House Judiciary Committee. He defends the press role, warns against government control, and stresses the importance of confidential sources for public knowledge and major news stories.
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William S. Cohen
Maine
House
Judiciary Committee
Cohen
New England Associated Press News Executives Association
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Irene B. M. Elwell
SAD
Len Angeles Temes
Public Safety
Annette Chapter Oes
Journal
Sandra Newcomb
Biddeford-Saco
Brinks
Yenisey River
The
U.S.S.R
DIAL
Lyman
Herbert J. Hooper
Dimitriv
SOTIR
Rodney K. Hammond
Selectmen
Town of
Roger
Ocean Park Road
St. Francis
IRS
Alfred Street
R. R. S. Discount Store
Alfred St., Biddeford
Rep. Cohen
Bill
Scarborough
le Foyer Hall
Cor
Pool & Foss
Atlantic Avenue
Richard & Lorraine O’brien
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