Deaths in Warwick and Saco Masses
Mass of Christian burial held for George J. Dancause Jr. in Warwick while Joseph A. Ledoux dies in Saco. Dancause, 51, statistician at Amica Insurance, longtime Biddeford resident. Ledoux, 83, formerly of St Simon Quebec, worked at Fisk Rubber and Saco-Lowell Shops. Funeral details noted for both, with visitations and interment plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick
R.I
St. Rita's Church
George J. Dancause Jr
Dancause
Amica Insurance Co
Providence
Portland
Maine
George J. Sr
Rose E. (Painchand) Dancause
Mich
Janet Chenard
Worcester
Mass
Doris Wagner
Saco
Alfred J. Muise Dies After Brief Illness in Biddeford
Alfred J. Muise 60 of 35 Quimby Street Biddeford died April 1 at a Portland hospital after a brief illness. Born in Rumford September 5 1912 he was a son of Joseph and Florida Muise. He worked at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Bath Iron Works and was a communicant of St. Joseph Church Biddeford. Survived by Alma Pelchat Muise a son Leo Muise two sisters Mrs Frank Messier and Mrs Herve LeBlanc and three brothers Oliver Albert and Stanley. Funeral arrangements were announced with calling hours at Cote Funeral Home Laco and services at St. Joseph Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred J. Muise
Quimby St
Biddeford
Portland
Rumford
Joseph
Florida (Farland) Muise
Livermore Falls
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Bath Iron Works
St. Joseph Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Cote Funeral Home
James St Laco
Obituary of Horace R. Perry 1894 1973
Horace R. Perry 78 of 6 Pine Haven St Saco died March 31 in a Portland hospital after a brief illness. Born Peoria Ill he served in WWI and worked 35 years in Grand Trunk Railroad passenger service. Survived by Adelaide Madden daughter Barbara Madden sister Alice Donley and a granddaughter. Arrangements Hay and Peabody Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace R. Perry
Pine Haven St
Saco
Cape Elizabeth
Scarborough
Portland
Peoria
Ill
John C. W
Charlotte (Ricker) Perry
Portland High School
U.S. Navy
Grand Trunk Railroad
First Church of Christ Science
Mother Church
Boston
Hiram Lodge of Masons
South Portland
Harold T Andrews American Legion Post
Portland Kiwanis Club
Adelaide (Schaefer) Perry
Leonard
Barbara) Madden
Natick
Mass
Thomas
Alice) Donley
Hay and Peabody Funeral Home
Congress St
Funeral services for Andrew Hardyng at St Mary Biddeford
Andrew Hardyng 76 of 31 Bradbury St Biddeford died March 31 after a brief illness in a nursing home. Born in Poland Sept 14 1896 he came to the U S as a youth worked for Pepperell Manufacturing Co and retired. Surviving daughters Mary Kitic Leda Hajdysz Eileen Daigneault a brother Victor Gordynece three grandchildren and a greatgrandchild. Interment in St Mary Cemetery. Services arranged by Stone St Biddeford Our Lady of Fatima Circle D of Isabelle meet to offer prayers for Joseph Ledoux, then a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hardyng
Bradbury St
Biddeford
St. Mary Church
St. Mary Cemetery
Poland
Joseph Hardyng
United States
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Michael
Mary) Kitic
Oxford
Sansoucy-Blais Funeral Home
Stone St
Our Lady of Fatima
Isabelle
Sansoucy-Blais
Joseph Ledoux
Funeral Directors and Addresses Listed in Saco Maine
Funeral service details and multiple funeral homes are listed with addresses in Saco Maine. Names include Shumway and Gross Dennett and Craig Emond’s with contact telephone numbers. Frank X Emond is named among funeral directors.
Community meetings tonight in Biddeford with officer elections
Damel Rochambeau meets at 7 30 p m at South Street hall Biddeford. Auxiliary of Biddeford Post VFW meets Tuesday at 8 p m at Thornton Street VFW hall Biddeford. LeFoyer meets tonight at 7 30 p m at corner of Pool and Foss streets Biddeford. Nomination and election of officers planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damel Rochambeau
South Street
Biddeford
Auxiliary of
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Hall
Thornton Street
LeFoyer
Pool and
Foss Streets
Fire damages antenna control unit at Beacon Street home
Firefighters responded to a morning blaze at Stella Harrington’s residence 10 Somerset Avenue Old Orchard Beach. A rotary antenna control unit caught fire. In Boston Beacon Hill residents joined a safety campaign buying 35 cent whistles as part of the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Stella Harrington
Somerset Avenue
Fire Department
Boston
Beacon Hill
Winter Weather Affects Portland With Rain And Snow
The forecast shows snow in Portland turning to rain in the north and showers in the south tonight. Lows in the 30s with a Tuesday of possible showers and highs in the 40s. Marine forecast from Eastport to Merrimack River calls for northeast to north winds 25 to 35 knots tonight, easing to 20 to 30 knots Tuesday, with showers, poor visibility in rain and fog, tides 1 to 3 feet above normal, coastal flooding and shoreline erosion likely, and seas rough to very rough, subsiding slowly tonight and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Marine
Eastport
Merrimack Riv
Frechette Suffers Mild Heart Attack at Webber Hospital
Superintendent of Schools Andrew Frechette was hospitalized in stable condition at Webber Hospital after a mild heart attack yesterday afternoon. He drove himself to the hospital from a Biddeford Pool home following a Cardiac League ice hockey game in Portland. Tests are underway with recuperation expected in three to four weeks. a special school board meeting will be held with Robert Hodge standing in for the superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Frechette
Webber Hospital
Safety Officers Proudly Serve City of Saco Fire Department
Joseph A. Levasseur, a Saco Fire Department driver, praises the job and city service. He notes firefighters work long hours with 84 weekly, respond at a moment’s notice, and stress readiness regardless of conditions. Born in Dorchester, he’s lived in Saco 29 years, married Rita Binette of Biddeford, with three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Joseph A. Levasseur
Saco Fire Department
Levasseur
Dorchester
Mass
Notre Dame School
St. Louis High
Biddeford
Rita Binette
Miss Patane to Speak to Notre Dame Auxiliary
Rozanna Patane noted Biddeford feminist will address the Notre Dame Unit Auxiliary at Webber Hospital Association Pool Road Biddeford Tuesday night at 8 on Sisterhood Is Powerful. She will be introduced by Mrs Albert Paul with Mrs George Simard hosting. Patane outlines how women working together can spur political change toward a common goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rozanna Patane
Biddeford
Notre Dame
Webber Hospital Association
Pool Road
Albert Paul
George Simard
Miss Patane
Court Rules On Pipeline Rights of Way Debate
The circuit court refused to rule on land width needs for a proposed pipeline and deferred to Congress. Government urged temporary permits for wider rights of way while environmental impact statements remained unsettled. Environmentalists argued rights of way beyond 54 feet would be required for access and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Biddeford Council To Meet Tonight
The Biddeford City Council will review a New England Telephone permit hear February departmental reports and hold second readings on a land purchase from Samuel C Leach and on the mayor's Europe trip. The meeting starts at 7 30 p m in City Hall council chambers. Augusta AP Protest by about 30 state troopers wives at the State House opposes a proposed pay hike for troopers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
New England
Samuel i C. Leach
Europe
Augusta
State House
Provisional Agreement May End Reservation Occupation
Provisional accord could end the 34 day occupation of Wounded Knee. U.S. Atty. Gen. negotiator Kent Frizzell reported progress on more than half of 10 Indian demands. AIM representative Ramon Roubideaux said the group is ready to leave and face charges once the remaining items are settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wounded Knee
S.D
Asst
U.S
Kent Frizzell
Ramon Roubideaux
American Indian Movement
AIM
Frizzell
Roubideaux
Justice Department
Department of Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Con
Guild Plans Bean and Chop Suey Supper
The St. Joseph Guild approved a public bean and American chop suey supper to be held April 7 from 4 to 7 30 p.m in the church basement hall. Supper committee includes Mrs Maurice J Huot Mrs George Simard Mrs Madeleine Goulet Mrs Claire Landry and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Guild
Maurice J. Huot
George Simard
Madeleine Goulet
Claire Landry
Rachel Laflamme
Irene Rossignol
Pauline Henri
Herve Brunelle
Raymond Aliie
Leo Paul Nolette
Charlotte Tebbenoff
Yvette Garon
NASA Capsule Heads to South Portland for Coast Guard Exercise
The mockup capsule passes through Biddeford and Saco during joint Air Force Coast Guard drills off Maine’s coast and heads to the U S Coast Guard base at South Portland for use in exercises beginning today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Air Force
Biddeford
Maine
U.S. Coast Guard
South Portland
Spring Storm Causes Flooding in Maine Roads and Coast
A spring storm floods Scotchmen Brook areas on Main Street and lower Park Street with up to a foot of water. Bourne Street closed, Goose Rocks Beach Dike Road submerged, and portions of Route 112 and the Maine Turnpike flooded. Winds top 150 mph on Cannon Mountain and 86 mph at Mt. Washington. Portsmouth reports 4.65 inches of rain in 24 hours. Maine State Police warn drivers to proceed with caution as washouts remain passable in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Storer Street
Bourne Street
Scotchmen’s Brook
Lower Park Street
Naragansett Hotel
Kennebunk Beach
Goose Rocks Beach
Maine
Scarborough
Hayview
Mt. Washington
Portsmouth
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Dancause
Joseph A. Ledoux
Irving St
St. Simon
Que
Raymond
Rose-Anna (Breault) Ledoux
Chicopee Falls
Fisk Rubber Company
Saco-Lowell
New County Road
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Emilia
Cormier) Ledoux
Gerard
Eva) Moreau
Paul
Theresa) Custeau
Edward
Springfield
Albert
George
Seattle
Wash
Armand
Rene
Anna Cloutier
St. Simon, Que
St. Joseph
Dennett & Craig
Tel
OOB
Chatham
Nantucket
New Bedford
Eastport Greenville
U.S. Pot
Los Angeles Times
Frechette
Sandra Newcomb
Joseph A Levasseur
Fortunes Rocks
Biddeford Street
Michael Spath
Harold Dixon Jr
Ferry Road
Dick Danforth
Fed
Eral
The
Biddeford High Activities Association
Biddeford High School
Guild
NASA
Coast Guard
Matson’s, Inc
Realty
AnSco
Eileen Lessard
Phil Masse
Mary Pendleton
Paul Pollock
Lucille Rompery
Andy Scontras
Mary Scontras
Lucinda Ward
Main
Member
Pine State
Clifford L. Swan Co., Inc
U. S. District Court For the
District OF Maine
Richard E. Poulos
Linoleum Factory Outlet, Inc
Middle ST
Ford
Duane R. Fitzgerald
Supreme Cove
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