Obituaries in Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach
Mrs. Rose A. Gendron, 71, of 11 Wilson St Biddeford died Sept 25 after a long illness. Born Sept 23 1902 in Biddeford she worked at Mitchell and Essien Shoe Shops. Surviving Wilfred Gendron Albany Bergeron and others. Mass at St Andre Biddeford. Carmel E Comeau 70 of 2 Birch Lane Old Orchard Beach died Sept 25 after brief illness. Surviving daughter Gertrude Konieczny and grandson David Vaughan. Mass at St Margaret Church. Interments in Biddeford and New Bedford cemeteries. Friends may call at local funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose A. Gendron
Wilson St
Biddeford
William and
Elmire
Cantara) Bergeron
St. Andre Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Edmond and Conroy
Hill St
Old Orchard Beach
Carmel E. Comeau
Birch Lane
New Bedford
Mass
U. S. Army
C. Fayette Staples Post
American Legion of
OOB
Disabled American Veterans
James J. Mullen
Knights of Columbus
St. Margaret's Church
Here
Laura Comeau
Gertrude Konieczny
Laporte
Ind
David Vaughan
St. Margaret Church
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Portland Ave
Obituary: Mrs Carol D Bradford of Biddeford
Carol D. Bradford 63 resident of Fortunes Rocks Biddeford died Sept 25 at home after a lengthy illness. Born Biddeford June 20 1910 she worked in payroll at Saco Lowell Shops and belonged to United Church of Christ Biddeford and Adah Chapter OES. Survived by widower Alfred S Bradford two sons John and David sisters and grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 2 pm United Church of Christ Biddeford with Greenwood Cemetery interment. Dennett and Craig Funeral Home in Saco arranging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol D. Bradford
Seal Lane
Fortunes Rocks
Biddeford
Edwin R
Margaret (Pinkham) Small
Bradford
Gorham Normal School
Saco-Lowell
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Adah
Order of the Eastern Star of
Alfred S. Bradford
John
Kennett
David
Medina N.Y
Lucille Ericson
Brunswick
Christine Cushing
Malden
Mass
John H. Miller
Greenwood Cemetery
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Saco
Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary to meet in Biddeford
Members of the Auxiliary of Biddeford Post VFW will meet at 7 30 tonight at the Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Alfred Street Biddeford to pay respects to Mrs Angeline Bill a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Bolduc
Alfred St
Angeline Bill
Knights of Columbus to Hold Ritualistic Services for Comeau
Rev. James J. Mullen Council of Knights of Columbus Old Orchard Beach conducts ritualistic services Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home 36 Portland Ave for Carmel E. Comeau a member. The piece notes gem terminology caratOLOR clarity and cut used to appraise diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Mullen
Knights of Columbus
Old Orchard Beach
Portland Ave
Carmel E. Comeau
Card of Thanks for Lionel J. Gosselin Family
The family thanks Dr. Houle and the staff of Webber Hos for their care during our loss. We also express gratitude to relatives and friends who helped ease our sorrow in the recent death of Lionel J. Gosselin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houle
Anton
Webber Hos
Lionel J. Gosselin
Ontario official Alva S Bray dies while traveling in Maine
Alva S Bray 66 of Willowdale Ontario and former Ontario Tourism and Information minister died unexpectedly on July 24 at a Saco Motel while traveling through Maine. Survived by widow Marie and two sons John and Douglas with five grandchildren. Funeral services in Ontario. local arrangements by Shumway Gross Home Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva S. Bray
Willowdale
Ont
Department
Ontario
Canada
Saco
Maine
Midland
Milford
Effie (Sherwin) Bray
Marie (Burke) Bray
John R. Bray
Douglas D. Bra
Toronto
Shumway Gross Home
Spring St
Fire at town dump prompts early morning turnout
Still another fire at the town dump brought firemen out at 3 a.m. Officials said the fire was finally contained at 5 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
One-Car Crash on Elm Street In Biddeford No Injuries
Police report a 1964 Chevrolet failed brakes Tuesday on Elm Street causing the car to roll down a river embankment near the Saco River. Driver William Norton 17 of 287 Hill Street and a passenger escaped in the Noyes Tire lot before the vehicle went over the edge. The car did not enter the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Elm Street
Saco River
William Norton
Hill St
Noyes Tire
WBSF FM Begins 1973 74 Interview Series
WBSF FM 91.7 starts a weekly interview series featuring St Francis College administrators faculty and students and York County community representatives. The 1973 74 program opens Thursday at 7 p.m. with college president Dr. Robert L. Horn as first guest hosted by Paul Demers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WBSF
St. Francis College
York County
Robert L. Horn
Paul Demers
Demers
Biddeford
Gilbert Boucher
Portland Weather Tonight and Thursday Showers Likely
Tonight in Portland fair with possible showers in the extreme north and overnight lows in the 40s. Thursday expect mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers away from the coast and highs from the mid 60s in the north to mid 70s in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
New England Temperature Readings by City and State
A list of 24 hour temperature readings across New England states and nearby areas. Cities and towns including Boston 60 Chatham 62 Nantucket 62 Pittsfield 63 Providence Hartford Montpelier Newport Bangor Caribou Eastport Portland Rumford and more show a range from 45 to 67 degrees with multiple locations in the 60s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Totes Boston
Chatham
Nantucket
Pittsfield
New
Worcester
Providence
Hartford - New Hampshire
T. Washin
Burlington
Montpelier
Newport
Maine Bangor
Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Portland
Rumford
Bomb hoax disrupts Park Street School evacuation
A bomb scare at Park Street School in Kennebunk proved to be a hoax after about an hour of evacuation. An adolescent caller, not a student, prompted the search with help from a pencemen and Fire Chief Burr. Officials check absentee lists systemwide to locate the culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Park Street
Burr
Leo Martian
Park Street School
Lawrence Plante
Martin
Arundel
District K of Columbus to Meet in Old Orchard Beach
Knights of Columbus District I members from Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Sanford and Springvale convene at the K of C hall Union Avenue Old Orchard Beach tonight. Supper at 6:30 PM followed by guest speaker State Deputy Thomas St Louis of Old Town.
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Old Orchard Beach
Knights of Columbus
Biddeford
Saco
Sanford
Springvale
K of C
Union Avenue
Thomas St. Louis
Old Town
Stroke uncovers long lost identity after 37 years
In Joplin Missouri a man recovering from a stroke recalled his past as John R. Crosswhite, formerly missing after a 1948 trip from Cape Girardeau to St Louis. He was legally dead in 1940 and had a second life as John R. Cross in Joplin. Relatives confirm the similarities and begin reconnecting with the Crosswhite family in Enid Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin, Mo
John R.crosswhite
Cape Girardeau
St. Louis
Crosswhite
John R. Cross
Joplin
Cross
Martha Jane Barker
St. John’s Medical Center
Peronist Labor Leader Jose Rucci Shot Dead in Argentina
In Buenos Aires Jose Rucci secretary general of the General Labor Confederation and ally of President-elect Juan Peron was gunned down outside his brother in law’s suburban home. The government blamed the outlawed ERP Marxist group while unions launched a general strike in protest and the nation’s political tension escalated amid warnings of violence from both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jose Rucci
General Labor Confederation
Juan D. Peron
People’s Liberation Army
ERP
Peron
Rucci
Peronist
Webber Hospital appoints Robert C. Spears finance officer
Robert C. Spears of Saco is named assistant administrator of finance for Webber Hospital Association by administrator Carlton F. Davis. He brings 32 years in business and accounting, most recently controller at Maremont Corp. in Saco, with prior posts at Diamond National’s New England division and Diamond Match Co. New Yorker native, NYU BS in business, active in Rotary and Salvation Army advisory boards, married with two daughters and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Spears
Saco
Webber Hospital
Carlton F. Davis
Spears
Maremont Corp
New England
Diamond National Corp
Here
Diamond Match Co
New York
Long Island
N.Y
New York University
Rotary Club
Biddeford-Saco
Promenade Ave
Marshal O. Goldthwait
John L. Younes
Waterboro
Shoreland Zoning Push and Subdivision Law Changes
SMRPC plans to appoint residents to a shoreland zoning committee by Oct 1 to meet a 1974 law deadline. Legal counsel outlines major subdivision law changes including a land division definition, exemptions by size and period, mandatory permanent records, and public hearings. A 20 000 square foot minimum lot size remains for septic systems with state approval required for smaller lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
SMRPC
F. Paul Frinsko
Frinsko
State Department of Environmental Protection
Machias Residents Plan Trip as UMaine Trustees Review Budget Report
Machias residents plan to travel in a car caravan to Bangor today as University of Maine trustees assess a controversial report aimed at reducing state expenditures. The minister described the planned protest as part of the local response to the budgeting plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Machias
University of Maine
Bangor
School Board weighs overcrowding fixes at Kennedy and parochial shifts
Assistant Superintendent Robert Hodge cites parochial enrollment declines driving public first grade overflows at Kennedy School with classes of 36, 36, and 35. Board reviews mergers, grade moves, and potential new school plans amid a state moratorium on building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hodge
St. Mary’s
St. Joseph's
Kennedy School
Hodge
Kennedy
Jacques
Richard Jacques
Walter Nelson
Frechette
Manent Onc. E
Maine officials explain public relations budgets across agencies
The report details how state offices like Fish and Wildlife and Transportation allocate funds for public relations and related duties. Mincher’s wildlife department runs a 129000 dollar budget with duties from safety slides to legislative bulletins. Nicholas notes 40000 dollars for direct PR and 20000 for highway safety promotions. Also covered are Commerce and Industry budget tweaks, Roger Woodcock’s ad spend, and varying publicity roles in Governor Curtis’s office plus the growth of health and welfare publicity staff in Augusta and regional offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce and Industry
Roger Woodcock
Kenneth M. Curtis
Willis G. Johnson Jr
Augusta
Lewiston
Bangor
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Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
Frank X. Emond
J.P. Conroy
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Dennett & Craig
Mainem
Maine Cancer Society, Inc
Cor
Federal & Green Sts
Memoriam
Arthur R. Gannon SR
LaDora
Raymond
Bettina
Sandra
Public Safety
Los Angeles Times
Paquin & Carroll, Inc
H. G. Hutchinson Insurance Agency
John R. Crosswhite
Crosswhites
Enid
Okla
Frank
Hennessey
Marxists
Assassina
The
Tion
Trotskyite ‘Transport
Webber
United Bancorp OF
Robert Garrett & Sons
Baltimore
Maryland
Northeast Securities
Noreen Libby
Survey
Frankfurts
Hormel
Swift
Hollis R. Hall
McCallum Drive
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