John C. Hayes 73 of Old Orchard Beach
John C. Hayes 73 of 11 Pleasant St. Old Orchard Beach died Thursday in a Biddeford hospital after a brief illness. Born November 21, 1902 in Boston he owned Girard's Laundry retiring in 1969. Survived by daughter Geraldine Groh of Norwood brother Joseph Hayes of Rockport five sisters and several nieces and nephews Mass of Christian Burial Saturday at 9 a.m. at St Margaret Church with interment in St Mary Cemetery Biddeford. Calling hours Friday 7 to 9 p.m. at Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard
Joseph T. Hayes
Rockport
Mass
St. Margaret Church
St. Mary Cemetery
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home
Portland Ave
Old Orchard Beach
Lyman Family Wins Farm Family of the Year honors
The Lyman family’s 250 acre dairy farm, in operation since 1913, earns Farm Family of the Year. Curtis Taylor Jr and wife Dorothy lead with 7484 kg milk per cow yearly, after Curtis bought the farm in 1964. Their two married children and spouses also work on the farm.
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Lyman
Curtis Taylor Jr
Dorothy
Taylors
Taylor
Michael Taylor
Hassina
Fellowship sets date for fair and rummage sale
Members of the Women's Fellowship of the United Church of Christ in Biddeford held a fall meeting at the church vestry to plan a rummage sale on Oct 16 and the annual church fair on Nov 13. A social hour followed with Circle C hosting and several members in attendance. The article also notes a York County family, the Taylors, winning a state award and trip to Springfield for farm improvements funded by the Farmers Home Administration.
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Women's Fellowship of the United Church of Christ (Congregational
Biddeford
Crescent Street
George Ange
Circle C
Warren Libby
Norman Lundy
Goodale Avenue
Saco
Circle B
Joseph Haley
Hyde
Ange
Haley
Paul Grace
Carl Willson
Berthel Stranck
Horace Nichols
Charles Foresman
Frank Kimball
Robert Moore
Bruce MacNamee
Amy
Cartmill
Caroline
Jonathon
Janet
John Janus
Jennifer
Sara
Curtis Taylor Sr
Leedy’s
Alfred
Springfield
Mass
Agway Inc
Farmers Home Administration
Taylor
York County
Maine
James Berry
Fmha
Taylors
Mha
Obituary Notice of Conroy and Family Funeral Directors
The record lists funeral homes and directors in Biddeford and Saco. Emond Conroy and Sansoucy Bla isy and Shumway and Gross provide service at multiple Maine locations with phone numbers for arrangements.
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Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Biddeford
Sansoucy — Blais Funeral Home
Stone St
R. Martel
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Saco
Public Safety Briefs From Saco Car Bicycle and Two Car Collisions
Saco police report a 53 year old driver from 11 Meadow Lane, Robert Brickates, collided with a bicycle ridden by 29 year old Ronald Burns of 45 Massachusetts Ave Portland on Main Street near Thornton Avenue at 12 57 pm. Burns was slightly injured and refused treatment. A second collision at 11 10 am on Thornton Avenue and Route 1 involved Estelle O Brochu 25 of 4 Colonial Drive Saco and Ronald R Morin 25 of E Waterboro with $250 damage to Morin.
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Saco
Robert Brickates
Meadow Lane
Ronald Burns
Massachusetts Ave
Portland
Main Street
Thornton Avenue
Estelle O. Brochu
Colonial Drive
Beach Bicentennial Meeting to Discuss Street Floats
The bicentennial commission will meet at 7 PM in the town hall auditorium to decide the fate of floats on Old Orchard Street for summer events and to plan activities for the remainder of the year. Texas Oklahoma and Colorado reportedly plan to use cow dung to generate methane for gas lines. cost estimates are higher than natural fuel but lower than most manufactured fuels.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Longley Pushes Loophole Closures as Tax Reform Focus
Gov. James B. Longley says it is early to commit to tax cuts but vows to close loopholes in Maine tax laws. He urges a minimum income tax to curb avoidance, notes 1976 spending restraint, and says tax reform will be a major 1977 Legislature issue with efforts to improve scholarships, vocational education, and utility regulation.
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Augusta
Maine
James B. Longley
Longley
The
Star
Jalbert
Lewiston
Ayer Named to Auger Seat on York County Board
A Kennebunkport man, B. Frederick Ayer, was confirmed by the Executive Council to fill the York County board of commissioners vacancy created by the death of Clement Auger. The panel also backed James J. Roche for the Maine Milk Commission and renewed Commission Chairwoman Maria Hanley’s term.
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Augusta
Maine
Kennebunkport
York County Board of Commissioners
Oxford Paper Co
B. Frederick Ayer
Clement Auger
Maine Milk Commission
James B. Longley
James J. Roche
Commission
Maria Hanley
Roche
Milk Commission
Maine State Police
Allan H. Weeks
Ronald A. Hiltz
Saco Middle School weighs Action Bound late joiners
Saco Middle School faces a push to include students who have not returned permission slips for the Action Bound ropes course. After a school committee vote 3-1, the program may start Monday or in four weeks. Moody presented a safety oriented plan with spotters and harnesses while parents debated timing and consent.
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Saco Middle School
Robert Moody
Moody
Ood
Helen Fisher
The
Journal Today
Maine Supreme Court upholds defeat of Communist ballot bid
The Maine Supreme Court upheld Secretary of State Gartley's ruling voiding nominating petitions for Communist presidential candidate Gus Hall and running mate Jarvis Tyner for insufficient valid signatures. The decision rejects the challenge that the petition review was improper and confirms the Secretary of State's independent authority to void inadequate petitions.
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Portland
Maine
Communist Party
Maine Supreme Court
Mark Gartley
Gus Hall
Jarvis Tyner
Gartley Ha
Louis Jalbert
D-Lewiston
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Jalbert
Secretary of State
Augusta
Appeo
York County Coast Star
Lewiston Democrat
Budget Spot Ad Mixes Phone Numbers in Saco
An advertisement for Budget Spot at 191 Main St in Saco lists a wrong phone number. The mistaken number 282-6326 conflicts with the police non emergency line while 284-4535 is the police department. Emergency lines are congested.
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Main St
Saco
Budget Spot
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Margaret Hayes
Boston
Joseph Dugas
Newtonville
Edna Dacey
Acton
Irene Hayes
Esther Hayes
Auburndale
Memoriam
Ernest Lapointe
St. Andre's Church
Dennett & Craig
Biddeford-Saco
Public Safety
Elliott Wood
Nelson
York Street
John Flynn
South Portland
Cape Elizabeth
Westbrook
Scarborough
Falmouth
Dick Danforth
Ayer
Hall
Howard Cushman
Maplewood Avenue
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Ford Dealers
Ford Courier
Atlantic Motors
Saco, Maine
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