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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1974

Page

2

Death notices Mrs Shirley Blaisdell Old Orchard Beach

Mrs Shirley May Blaisdell 39 of Cascade Road Old Orchard Beach died Thursday at Portsmouth Naval Hospital after a long illness. Born Feb 28 1935 in Brownville Junction she was a daughter of James and Helen Lester and lived in Portland Fort Worth Texas and Old Orchard Beach. Survived by widower Melvin M Blaisdell three sons four daughters her mother three sisters and several nieces and nephews A Mass will be held Tuesday at St Margaret's Church with interment at Maine State Veterans Cemetery Augusta. Visitation Sunday 2 4 p.m. and Monday 7 9 p.m. at Old Orchard Beach Funeral Home.

Old Orchard Beach Shirley May Blaisdell Cascade Road Here Portsmouth Naval Hospital Brownville Junction James Helen Lester Portland Fort, Worth Texas St. Margaret’s Church Melvin M. Blaisdell St. Margaret's Church Maine State Veteran’s Cemetery Augusta Portland Ave

Funeral services for Mrs Anna Martel of Biddeford

Anna Martel 77 of 30 Forest St Biddeford died Friday in a local hospital. Born July 1 1896 she was daughter of Camille and Josephine Dion Grondin. Survived by three daughters one son two sisters seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services Monday at 8 45 a m at St Joseph Church with interment in St Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home Biddeford tonight and Sunday evenings.

Anna Martel Forest St Biddeford Camille Josephine Dion Grondin Jean Paul Martel Marie Rose Grondin Blanche Grondin St. Joseph Church St. Joseph's Cemetery

Biddeford Woman Lucille Delorge Dies After Illness

Lucille J. Delorge 56 of 15 Porter St Biddeford died Friday night after a brief illness. She was born July 22 1917 in Biddeford daughter of Joseph P Loranger and Albertina Roy. Survived by husband Paul G Delorge son Paul R Delorge mother Albertine Loranger brother Raoul Loranger two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Burial at St Joseph's Church Bolduc Funeral Home Biddeford with services at 10 30 a m. in St Joseph's Church.

Lucille J. Delorge Porter St Biddeford Joseph P Albertina (Roy) Loranger White Star Laundry Paul G. Delorge Paul R. Delorge Saco Albertine Loranger Raoul Loranger Old Orchard Beach St. Joseph's Church St. Joseph’s Cemetery Bolduc Alfred St

Card of Thanks to Webber Hospital Staff and Faithful Helpers

The Family of the Late Alexis Delisle thanks Reverend Father Sirois St Cyr and Father Carrier Doctors Fortier Clark and the Sacred Heart League of Notre Dame Saco pallbearers and those who sent flowers and mass offerings Your thoughtfulness is deeply appreciated Also Mrs Claire Cote expresses sincere thanks to doctors nurses and staff at Webber Hospital for care and to relatives and friends for flowers gifts and cards during her stay

Webber Hospital Father Sirois Father St. Cyr Andre Fortier Frederick Clark Father Carrier Sacred Heart League of Notre Dame Saco St. Jean de Baptist Society Alexis Delisle

Funeral Home Listings for Saco Maine Directors

Funeral directors Dennett and Craig at 365 Main Street Saco Maine with phone 282 0562 and Emond and Conroy Funeral Home led by Frank X Emond and J P Conroy with numbers 284 5511 and 282 1818 provide local funeral services and arrangements.

Dennett & Craig Main Street Saco Maine Tel Emond & Conroy Funeral Home Frank X. Emond J. P. Conroy

Aurore C Hyland 80 dies in Saco nursing home

Aurore C Spenard Hyland 80 of 55 School St Saco died Friday in a local nursing home after a long illness. Born in Biddeford Sept 2 1898 she was daughter of Ernest and Julie Spenard. She is survived by William Hyland Sr and Jr of Saco a sister Mrs Alfred Boucher of Dracut MA and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Visitation at Cosgrove Funeral Home Biddeford today and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral at Most Holy Trinity Church Saco Monday at 10 a.m. with interment at St Marys Cemetery Biddeford.

Aurore C. Hyland School St Saco Biddeford Ernest Julie Senneville) Spenard Alfred Boucher Dracut Mass Most Holy Trinity Church St. Mary’s Cemetery Cosgrove Funeral Home Elm St

Mrs Garafalia Kouzounas 82 of Saco dies in Augusta hospital

Garafalia Kouzounas, 82, formerly of 6 Front St., Saco and born in Greece on August 15, 1891, died Saturday morning in an Augusta hospital. She was a communicant of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Biddeford. Surviving sisters noted. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at St Demetrios Biddeford with burial in St Demetrios Cemetery. Friends may call Cote Funeral Home Saco Sunday 2–4 and 7–9 p.m.

Garafalia (Rose) Kouzounas Front St Saco Augusta Hospital Greece Petro (Dragoumanos) Poulikos St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Biddeford

Annie B. Allaire Dies in Biddeford Nursing Home

Annie B. Allaire 82 of Sanford area died suddenly this morning in a Biddeford nursing home. Born May 24 1891 in St Helene Quebec she worked at Goodall Mills in Sanford retiring in 1948. Survived by son Walter R Beaulieu siblings Delina Roberge Emily Roberge Regina Mauzevalle Lillian Prieur Sylvia Michaud six grandchildren eight great. services at St Ignatius Cemetery Sanford family lot details of viewing listed.

Old Orchard Beach Annie Beaulieu Allaire Lucette Ave Biddeford St. Helene Que Joseph Julie (Ouellette) Michaud Allaire Sanford Goodall Mills Walter R. Beaulieu Thomas Philip Michaud Delina Roberge Uncasville St. Margaret's Church St. Ignatius Cemetery Portland Ave

Dorothy Fields Dies at 70 Noted Lyricist of Tin Pan Alley

Dorothy Fields, 70, American lyricist of I Cant Give You Anything But Love and On the Sunny Side of the Street, died Thursday of a heart attack in New York. She teamed with top composers, adding hundreds of songs to American popular music from the 1920s onward and won an Academy Award in 1936 for The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time.

Dorothy Fields New York America

Portland Weather: Snow Freezing Rain North and East

Tonight in Portland snow mixed with freezing rain along the north and east until change to rain elsewhere with lows in the 30s. Sunday brings flurries north and rain ends elsewhere with highs from the upper 30s in the north to the 40s in the south.

Portland

Rats At Kennebunk Dump Are Contained Says Official

St Amand touts controlled rat situation at Kennebunk dump and downplays reports of large rodents. He lists ongoing baiting with plastic bags of cornmeal sugar and peanut butter poison and notes emergence elsewhere as dump is covered. Town manager Barrett supports control but cites resident concerns.

Kennebunk Dump Kennebunk St. Amand Kennebunk River Summer Street Woodside Pinewood Ridgewood Fontaine Kenneth Barrett

Officials Eye Montreal Trip To Boost Old Orchard Beach Tourism

The town council approved a $1000 advertising budget transfer for a two day Montreal promotional visit led by Town Manager Rita Belair and Council Chair Leslie Wyman. The group will meet officials and editors to discuss an exchange program, a Festival of Waters tie in, and a TV appearance to lure Montreal vacationers. An April 8 council meeting was set due to their absence.

Old Orchard Beach Montreal Rita Belair Leslie Wyman Chamber of Commerce Chamber Norman Guerette Orchard Beach Guerette David Despres Cuerette Old Orchard — Beach Innkeepers Association Belair Wyman Despres Norman Lessard Robert Guerette Leo Dubuc Moe Berger C. Russell Duran

Nixon Education Leadership Questioned by Democrats

Democratic leaders accused President Nixon of not providing leadership on education after his broadcast. Rep. John Brademas and Sen. Claiborne Pell said Congress funded and ran education efforts, while Nixon urged consolidation of programs into a single grant, a plan Pell says Congress will reject.

John Beckler Associated Press Washington Nixon Congress John Brademas D-Ind Claiborne Pell D-R.i Brademas Pell Senate

Controls Lifted In Aerospace Wage and Price Rules

The Cost of Living Council freed wages and prices for the aerospace sector, a $21 billion annual business with over 600 000 workers in 1200 firms. It also planned to remove newspaper salaries from controls within about a week as part of a broader roll back before April 30. The council previously exempted aluminum and coal and aims to end wage restraints if prices remain uncontrolled.

Washington National Newspaper Association John T. Dunlop Dunlop

Fiances Forecast Action In Hearst Kidnap Case

Steven Weed, fiancé of Patricia Hearst, predicts a decision within four days as investigators and watchers await the outcome of the Hearst kidnapping. Hearst, a 19 or 20 year old heiress, was seized from her Berkeley apartment by the Symbionese Liberation Army on February 4, leaving Weed battered and hopeful she remains alive.

Hillsborough Calif Patricia Hearst Steven Weed Newsmen Berkeley Symbionese Liberation Army Branford Conn

Wives Finish Behind Boats

In a URI study by Drs Carl Gersuny and John J Poggie Jr Maritimes reports fishermen prize their boats over wives. Asked what worst could happen both groups cited death or illness. fishermen then cited loss of boat and third loss of wife reflecting gendered life stresses in Rhode Island coastal communities.

Narragansett Point Judith University of Rhode Island Carl Gersuny John J. Poggie Jr Maritimes URI Graduate School of Oceanography

Saco Pair In Two Car Collision Sent To Webber Hospital

Kathleen Benoit 24 of Saco suffered facial injuries and a sprained arm after a two car crash at Elm and Pleasant streets. Vera Benoit 50 and Wayne Linteau 19, both of Saco, drove the other car. Kathleen Benoit was treated at Webber Hospital and released.

Kathleen Benoit Saco Vera E. Benoit Main St Wayne S. Linteau Union St Elm Pleasant Streets Miss Benoit Webber Hospital Biddeford Crescent Green Streets Anita Thibodeau Enfield, Conn Louis Spill Elm St Spill Webber

Streakers Apprehended by State Police in Saco

State police arrested two adolescent males around midnight Friday after they ran through Pepperell Square in Saco wearing only ski masks and sneakers. They will be cited for indecent exposure and released to their parents' custody.

Pepperell Square Saco

Stolen 10 Speed Bicycles Reported in Biddeford

Rodney Gagne of Marcel Avenue Biddeford reported two 10 speed bicycles stolen from his home sometime earlier. Police urge anyone with information to contact the Biddeford Police Department.

Rodney Gagne Marcel Avenue Biddeford

Lenten Meditation Set In Saco Sunday

Community invited to a 7 30 p m Lenten Meditation at First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ in Saco. Cathedral Choir and soloists under Mrs. Carl Deis Jr provide music. The Rev James W Fletcher will deliver the meditation.

First Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ Saco First Parish Carl Deis, Jr James W. Fletcher

Maine Senate Rejects 50000 Funding And Bill

The Senate rejected the 50000 funding and then defeated the entire bill by a 16 to 6 vote. The legislature sent appellate orders to include a contract provision ensuring Maine a share of petroleum products from a Sanford refinery project. The governor signed bills funding emergency medical training 25000 a sheltered workshop 35000 and continued legislative research 5000 through June.

Senate House Maine Sanford

Burglaries Highest in Phoenix Among Big Cities

Among America's 25 largest cities Phoenix records the highest burglary rate at 3 075 per 100 000 population while Milwaukee posts the lowest rate at 750 9 per 100 000.

America Phoenix Milwaukee

Old Orchard Beach Fire Engine 2 Unit 18

Fire department unit 2 and crew 18 from Old Orchard Beach respond to a call in town. The incident details are limited in the readable text but headlights and emergency signals are noted as typical response equipment are deployed. No injuries or outcomes are specified.

Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard First Streets OOB Fire Department Old Orchard Beach Oob

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Shirley Blaisdell Francoise Rosay Paris Mrs. Claire Cote Shumway and Gross Funeral Service Spring St Memoriam Joseph A. Ledoux Notre Dame de Lourdes Church Garafalia Kouzounas Annie B. Allaire OOB Hope Aerospace Hearst Electrolux Grace Lewis Lestoil Marshview U.S Scarboro Kennebunk Automobile Registry Peter Kingsley Public Safety Cliff Avenue Ray’s Market West and Granite Streets THE Beach St Rt. 9 Ferry Road Eileen Lessard Lucinda AnSco Realtors Pine State Multiple Listing Service
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