Deaths in Biddeford: Frederick and Henaire
Herbert H Frederick 45 of 38 Pike St Biddeford died Sunday after a brief illness born Knifley Kentucky January 3 1929 a U S Army veteran retired 1967 after 26 years He is survived by widow Elida daughter Kathy Shea sister Margaret Frederick Edna Corbin and brother Lester Funeral services Tuesday at 11 a m Cosgrove Funeral Home Biddeford interment Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery Augusta Friends may call today 2 4 and 7 9 p m Olivier Henaire 80 of 20 Kossuth St Biddeford died Saturday born March 25 1894 in Kenzie Falls Canada a longtime Pepperell Manufacturing Co employee and later at Wonderbar Steak House He leaves three daughters Marie Rose Lagueux Juliette Gagne Theresa Rousselle a son Wilfred Joseph Armand J Henaire a stepdaughter Bernadette Dion and stepson Robert Nolette a brother Henry Menaire and many grandchildren great grandchildren and a great great grandchild Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday 8 30 a m at St Joseph Church interment St Joseph Cemetery Friends may call Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home today 2 4 and 7 9 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert H. Frederick
Pike St
Biddeford
Knifley
Jason and
Elizabeth
Carnes) Frederick
U.S. Army
Elida (Fontaine) Frederick
Kathy Shea
Burlington
Mass
Lester Frederick
Mason, Ohio
Margaret Frederick
Reading
Ohio
Edna Corbin
Cosgrove Funeral Home
Elm St
Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Augusta
Olivier Henaire
Kossuth St
Kenzie Falls
Canada
Jean Baptiste and
Vergina (Robida) Henaire
Henaire
Pepperell Manufacturing Co
Wonderbar Steak House
St. Joseph Church
Marie-Louise
Nolette) Henaire
Marie Rose Lagueux
Juliette Gagne
South Carolina
Leo Paul
Theresa) Rousselle
Worcester
Wilfred Henaire
Albany
N.Y
Joseph C. Henaire
Armand J. Henaire
Bernadette Dion
Robert Nolette
Henry Menaire
St. Joseph Cemetery
Sansoucy- Blais Funeral
Stone St
Benny Benny Final Applause at Benny Funeral
Jack Benny mourned in Culver City as friends from vaudeville to television gathered for a large emotional funeral. Bob Hope, George Burns, Mary Livingston, and Benny’s TV gang eulogized the late humorist who died of pancreatic cancer, with Hope joking about his penny pinching and relatives in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culver City
Calif
Jack Benny
Bob Hope
Hope
Benny
George Burns
Hillside Memorial Park Chapel
Mary
Mary Livingstone
Jew&h
Joan
Phil Harris
Dennis Day
Don _ Wilson
Mel Blanc
Eddie
Rochester
Anderson
Ad Jolson
Humphrey Bogart
Clark Gable
Will Rogers
Maurice Chevalier
Picasso
Gershwin
Deaths In The News: Note on Julia McCarthy and others
New York writer Julia McCarthy age 77 died after a brief illness. Chicago byline Ghita Cary died at 63 after a brief illness. Paul Dixon 56 host of WLW show died from a ruptured heart artery. Bob Custer 76 silent film cowboy died. Dr Gene Gallagher 49 physician for La Salle College basketball died of a heart attack during a Sugar Bowl game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia McCarthy
New York
Julia, McCarthy
New York Daily, News Society
Nancy Randolph
The
News
Ghita Cary
Chicago
Marguerite Watson Cary
Chicago Sun-Times
Sun-Times
Paul Dixon
Cincinnati
Ohio
WLW
Dixon
Des Moines
Iowa
Midwest
Gene Gallagher
New Orleans
Orland
LaSalle College
Furman
Funeral Directors and Homes Listing in Maine City
Funeral home directory lists Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Sato Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine and Emond and Conroy at 72 Hill St Biddeford Ansoucy Blain funeral home at 1 Stone St Biddeford with R Martel as director and phone numbers 284 5611 282 0562 284 5514 282 1818 283 3653.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Sato
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
EMOND
Conroy Funeral Home
Hill St
Biddeford
Ansoucy - Blais
Stone St
R. Martel
Albert MacLeod 82 Former Saco Engineer Dies in Portland
Albert MacLeod aged 82 a former Saco resident died after a brief illness Saturday night in a Portland hospital He was born May 17 1892 in Hamilton Ontario A 32nd degree Mason he worked as a manufacturing engineer for Knowlton Machine Co and earlier as foreman at Saco Lowell Shop He is survived by Florence M Ritz MacLeod a son Malcolm K MacLeod a sister Irene Parker and two grandchildren Funeral services were held Tuesday at Shumway Gross Funeral Home with interment planned at Greenwood Cemetery Biddeford.
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Portland
Albert MacLeod
Colonial Road
Saco
Hamilton
Ontario
Colin MacLeod
Saco Lodge F and AM
Mason
MacLeod
Knowlton Machine Co
Westbrook
Saco-Lowell
Florence M. (Ritz) MacLeod
Malcolm K. MacLeod
Irene Parker
Shumway Gross Funeral Home
Spring. St
Greenwood Cemetery
Biddeford
Obituary: Miss Gertrude LaFountain of Old Orchard Beach
Miss Gertrude G. LaFountain 87 formerly of 91 Ocean Ave died Monday morning at a local nursing home Born in Saco January 1 1887 she was a daughter of Louis and Catherine LaFountain A communicant of St Margaret Church and a member of the Women Sodality She worked as a clerk at Woolworth Biddeford and later at Pepperell Manufacturing Biddeford retiring in 1952 Surviving sisters Mrs Leroy Emery of Old Orchard Beach and Mrs Cleveland B Cressey of Auburn Mass plus several nieces and nephews Mass at St Margaret Church Wednesday 10 am with burial in the St Mary family lot Friends may call tonight 7 to 9 at Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home 36 Portland Ave
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Gertrude G. LaFountain
Ocean Ave
Saco
Louis and
Catherine (O'Leary) LaFountain
St. Mary Cemetery
Biddeford
Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home
Portland Ave
NET seeks interim rate hike amid 21 million filing
McKusick says NET faces critical finances while earning 7.1 percent against an 8.78 percent fair rate. Net seeks a 21 million regular rate increase and an interim hike to fund operations until the commission rules. He warns of irreparable damage of 550000 per month if relief is delayed and notes refunds protect customers if 6.6 million of the regular hike is not granted. A quick PUC decision appears unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PAC
McKusick
NET
Commission
PUC
Boston School Committee Deadlocked Over Integration Contempt
Three Boston School Committee members face possible fines or jail over defying a court order to implement integration. A federal judge rejected a staff plan and demanded a committee plan acceptable to the panel, with NAACP demanding sanctions. Members Kerrigan McDonough Ellison vowed to resist, risking jail or fines rather than change their votes or beliefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston (Ap
Boston School Committee
CIA 1
Uay
Forder
Radan
Garrity
NAACP
Kerrigan
Portland Weather Outlook Flurries Early Then Clearing
The forecast calls for a chance of flurries in the north and east tonight with clearing later overnight. Lows range from five to 15 degrees. Tuesday brings mostly sunny skies with highs from the 20s in the north to the 30s in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Missing Plutonium Spurs Ban Request
Rep. Les Aspin called for a five year ban on plutonium recycling amid reports the government cannot account for thousands of pounds. He warned of theft and use in homemade weapons and urged safeguards to make plutonium theft entirely impossible. The New York Times cited unaccounted materials at 15 plants and about 9000 pounds of highly enriched uranium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Amid
Les Aspin
Aspin
Wisconsin Democrat
New York Times
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
The
Times
AEC
New England Temperatures Chart
A compact temperature snapshot across New England and nearby regions lists Boston 42 Chatham 43 New Bedford 42 Worcester 38 Providence 42 Hartford 39 Concord 36 Lebanon 29 Mt. Washington 31 Burlington 35 Montpelier 35 Newport 32 Caribou 30 Eastport 36 Portland 37 Rumford 34 Montreal 35 37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Chatham
New Bedford
Worcester
Rhode Island
Providence
Connecticut
Hartford
NEW Hampshire
Concord
Lebanon
Mt. Washington
Vermont
Burlington
Montpelier
Newport
Maine Caribou
Eastport
Greenville
Portland
Rumford
Canadian Montreal
Council debates premature contract for town manager
Councilmember Mokarzel argues charter protects removal for cause and warns against signing a manager contract as a risky precedent. Rita Belair’s supporters defend the deal while the town attorney deems it legal. New council to be sworn in January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belair
Joseph Mokarzel
Bird
Democrats Push For Broad Reform Agenda In Legislature
Senate Minority Leader Gerard Conley of Portland says the Democrats will lead on consumer protection education fiscal policy energy and state government reform even without a Democratic governor. The group outlines priorities with House Speaker John Martin and leaders Neil Rolde Mary Najarian and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Frates
State Committee
Longley
Senate
Gerard Conley
Portland
Bustin
John, Martin
Eagle Lake
House
Neil Rolde
York
Mary Najarian
Conley
Trash Schedule Delayed to Thursday by Town Officials
Town officials announced Wednesday and Thursday rubbish collection will be moved to Thursday. The change affects local sanitation routes and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
City Hall to Close Tuesday at Noon and Reopen Thursday
Saco City Hall will close at noon Tuesday and reopen at 9 a.m. Thursday, officials have announced. The brief closure affects all services during the midweek pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco City Hall
Union Meeting Schedules Musical Program at Saco Club
The Women's Educational and Industrial Union meets Friday at 1 30 p m in club rooms 42 Beach Street Saco. Wesley Boynton will present a musical program and Mrs John McQuade will serve as tea chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Beach St
Saco
Wesley Boynton
John McQuade
Knights of Columbus Chapter to Meet Sunday
Members of the Fourth Degree Assembly Luke E. Hart Council will gather Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in the hall on Pool Street Biddeford for a council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Degree
Luke E. Hart
Knights of Columbus
Pool Street
Biddeford
Appraiser job funded by CETA notes $509 monthly pay
The article clarifies that the CETA funded appraiser position carries a $509 monthly salary not $5.09 per hour as initially reported. Other town postings awaiting CETA approval include roles such as a welfare investigator and a public works dispatcher among unspecified duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Concentrated Employment Training Act
CETA
Ceta Council
Cvor
Botulism Listed As Agent In Woman's Death
A 27 year old woman died of suspected botulism after eating home preserved antipasto with eggplant and mushroom from her mother in law. Thirteen family members were affected Christmas Day. others recovered. Autopsies showed the elder Marie Mitrione died of heart disease and pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marie Mitrione
Jacobi Hospital
Bronx
Gold Price Sets Record as Eve of U S Gold Rush Looms
Gold rose to new highs in Europe ahead of the American gold rush. Paris fixed at 201.40, London and Zurich opened around 198, rising on expectations the U S ban on gold purchases will end after 41 years. Dollar moves varied in Zurich. Trading volume was light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Paris
Zurich
U.S
Ashland Oil Fined for Illegal Political Donations
Ashland Oil Corp. received a $25,000 fine for unlawful corporate donations to political candidates and groups in 1970 and 1972. The Kentucky firm pled guilty to five misdemeanor counts in a Watergate related probe. Judge George L. Hart imposed the maximum $5,000 per count. One count claimed Ashland gave $50,000 in cash to Robert L. Strauss for the Democratic National Committee while he was treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ashland Oil Corp
Robert L. Strauss
Watergate Special Proseecutor
U.S
George L. Hart
Ashland
Strauss
Democratic National Committee
Earthquake in Richmond California Report
A quake struck the Richmond California area about 7 hours after the Chilean tremor, registering 3.5 on the Richter scale. The Chilean and Pakistani quake measurements were not available. The San Francisco quake of 1906 registered 8.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Calif
San Francisco
Mills cites illness causing blackouts amid disciplinary fallout
Rep Mills blamed an alcohol related illness for blackouts that led to unknowing actions. He said the periods were temporary and will not discuss the matter further. Mills intends to continue serving in Congress and as a former chair of the Ways and Means Committee after being removed from that post following a Boston incident. He vowed not to quit public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Tidal Basin
Boston
Suits Against Hotel Settled Out Of Court
Seven lawsuits stemming from the 1973 Hotel Sedgwick fire that killed four people have been settled out of court. Plaintiffs and heirs sought more than $2 million in damages. terms were not released. An insurance firm representing hotel owners agreed to the out-of-court settlement, as reported by a Bath law firm involved in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath (Ap
Sedgwick
Bath Law
Hit and run damages Beach Street pole near dawn
A hit and run driver damaged a telephone pole on Beach Street causing about 1000 in damage early Sunday as reported by Saco police. Police also investigate a car radio theft at 270 Middle Street reported Saturday morning. Authorities warn youths to avoid the thin ice on the Saco River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach Street
Saco
Middle St
Saco River
Batteries Stolen From Cars In Saco Area
Saco police report two car batteries stolen between Christmas and today. A $40 battery was taken from Benjamin Wright’s car on McKenney Road and another battery was removed from Ken Allen’s car on Ferry Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
iSaco
Benjamin Wright
McKenney Road
Ken Allen
Ferry Road
Snowmobile Recovered After Theft From Lincoln Street Home
The 1973 Rupp snowmobile valued at 1175 dollars was stolen from Ernest Antoine of 122 Lincoln St. Police say the owner’s son recovered the machine on the Lincoln Street railroad bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco
Ernest Antoine
Lincoln St
Lincoln Street
Prison Inmates Overstay Furloughs
Two inmates overdue on holiday furloughs from Maine State Prison remain at large with police alerted to arrest Henry DiPhillipo 27 of Portland and Larry Ouellette 19 of Caribou while Richard L Barker 29 of Dryden turned himself in after overstay on a forgery sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomaston
Maine
Henry DiPhillipo
Portland
Larry Ouellette
Caribou
Richard L. Barker
Dryden
Barker
Lue
DiPhillipo
Ouellette
Venezuela and Cuba move to resume oil sugar trade ties
Venezuela and Cuba sign an agreement at the United Nations to restore diplomatic relations and resume trade. Caracas envisions oil sales to Cuba and Cuba supplying sugar as talks discuss daily shipments of up to 100,000 barrels of oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Cuba
Caracas
United Nations
Organization of American States
Fidel Castro
Carlos Andres Perrez
Perez
Castro
Inauguration Ushers Include Area People
Four area students will be among 16 ROTC cadets and midshipmen from the University of Maine Bowdoin College and Maine Maritime Academy who will serve as ushers at the January 2 inauguration of Gov elect James B Longley at the Augusta Civic Center. The ceremony for Maine's 67th governor will start at 6 30 p.m and is open to the public. Local students include Steven Beaulieu and Bradley Goulet of Biddeford Steven W Garland of Old Orchard Beach representing the Maine Maritime Academy and Allen Curtis of West Buxton representing the Army ROTC at Bowdoin College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maine
Bowdoin College
Maine Maritime Academy
James B. Longley
Augusta Civic Center
Maine
Steven Beaulieu
Bradley Goulet
Biddeford
Steven W. Garland
Old Orchard Beach
Allen Curtis
West Buxton
Army Rotc
Exams Scheduled At Kennebunk P. D.
Open competitive examinations for a clerk carrier register at the Kennebunk post office have been scheduled. Applications close December 31, 1974. Forms are available at the local office. General age limit is 18, or 16 for high school graduates. Part time employees start at 5.25 dollars per hour including cost of living adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Leiis H. Burr
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Bob Custer
Torrance
Raymond Glenn
Law of the Mounted
Gertrude LaFountain
Aueavuorvun
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Erik
New England
Massachusetts
Rita Belair
City Hall
E & I Union
Hart Council
Oil Company
Public Safety
Gerald Ford
Secret Service
Vail Mountain
Kennebunk P. D
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