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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1972

Page

9

Adult Gardening Course Offered by Biddeford Officials

The Biddeford Parks and Recreation and Adult Education departments offer a seven week basic vegetable gardening course starting April 10 from 7 to 9 pm in Le Foyer at Pool and Foss streets. Fred Cole will teach with guest local gardeners. city land will be available for those without space to garden. The course is free.

Biddeford Department of Parks and Recreation Adult Education Fred Cole le Foyer Pool and Foss Streets

Deadline Set To Apply For Storm Benefits

Augusta April 13 is the last day its 14 local offices will accept unemployment benefit applications for those made jobless by the Feb 18 20 storm. The Maine Employment Security Commission will determine eligibility and issue payments for the disaster area covering York Cumberland Sagadahoc and Lincoln Counties.

Augusta Maine Employment Security Commission MESC James C. Schoenthaler York Cumberland Sagadahoc Lincoln

Building Permits in Saco Reach $455 800 in March

City of Saco issued 24 permits in March totaling 455 800. Nicholas P. Scontras secured 10 residence permits valued at 285 000 in Wildwood Drive Fox Hill Road. Others received permissions for barns demolitions additions and occupancies on streets including Gooch Street Ash Swamp Road Thornton Avenue Main Street and Portland Road.

Saco Nicholas P. Scontras Wildwood Drive Fox Hill Road Allied Chemical Coatings Gooch Street Robert Allen Ash Swamp Earl Tarbox Boom Road Armand Mercier Thornton Avenue Alfred B. Mitchell Union St Julienne Obert D. Atwood Andrew and Jeannette Phillips Tasker Street Raymond and Barbara Perrin Raymond R. Methot Bonython Ave Elain S. Hayes Lillian Avenue Jean Curro Main Street

Babies Born At Webber Hospital In Biddeford and Nearby

List of birth notices from Webber Hospital detailing newborns named Harold Wayne Jr Aaron Richard Caren Ann Thomas Gerard Heather Lee Jonathan Mark Billy Joe Donald Lee Jr April Ann and April 4 with weights and parent addresses in Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Wells and Saco.

Harold Noble King St Biddeford Harold Wayne Jr John Welch Wells Branch Wells Aaron Richard Tom Whittman Camp Comfort Old Orchard Beach Caren Ann Berton Taylor R.F.D Jonathan Mark Dory Thompson Union Ave Heather Lee Clement Fleurent Thomas Gerard Anthony Violette Main St Billy Joe Donald McKeown Smithwheel Road Donald Lee Jr Ronald Cote Forest St Saco April Ann

How's Your News AP Quiz Answers Reveal World Happenings

AP quiz item list tests recall on events from Cambodia to Northern Ireland and U.S. policy. It notes answers: 1 Cambodia, 2 Humphrey, 4 200, 5 Soledad Brothers, 6 suspension, 8 canned goods, 9 securities fraud, 10 Rome.

Associated Press News Ghana Salvador Cambodia Vance Hartke Hubert H. Humphrey John V. Lindsay George McGovern Northern Ireland Senate Finance Committee San Francisco Soledad Brothers Senate Congress House Treasury John B. Connally London Paris Rome

Delvina Boutet Celebrated At Easter Family Gathering

Mrs Delvina Boutet of 16 West Myrtle Street Biddeford celebrated her 85th birthday with an Easter Sunday family party hosted by daughter Laurette Boutet. Attending were numerous Boutet Pinette Sevigny Cyr and Giguere family members from Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Portland South Lyme Conn Nashua and Forge Village. Grandchildren and great grandchildren joined the event with many relatives listed.

Delvina Boutet West Myrtle St Biddeford Laurette Boutet George E. Boutet Conrad Boutet Roland Pinette Pauline Guillerault Ida P. Boutet Scim Paul Bineau Jean M. Boutet South Lyme N.H Bernard Pinette Richard Rocray Roger Rocray Roger Marin Richard Lemieux Robert Guerin Roger Gagnon Roger Ivan Linda Carol Elaine Karen Guillerault Gerald Cyr Old Orchard Beach Connie Boutet Carmen Boutet Cathy Cindy Laurie Sevigny Portland Lynn Stevie Pinette Debbie Kathy Rocray Brenda John Pamela Rocray Paul Lisa Brenda Bineau Angela Bineau Karen Bonnie Dana Briggs Forge Village Mass Lisa Hall Conn Claudette Giguere

Museums in Crisis Assessing the Modern Role

A critical study edited by Brian O'Doherty examining art museums amid financial, administrative, and ideological pressures. It surveys aims and methods, critiques mausoleum tendencies, and weighs education versus art history while noting trustees, curators, and staff roles.

Brian O'Doherty Braziller Louvre Russia

Did Richard Pearse beat the Wrights to flight?

The report examines claims that New Zealander Richard Pearse flew before the Wright brothers, noting no conclusive records of a flight before March 31, 1904, despite Pearse's early designs and near 150 yard test flights.

Neale McMillan Wellington New Zealand Orville Wilbur Wright Kitty Hawk N.C Richard Pearse Wright Brothers Pearse

Rotary Club to Receive Maine Parks Award

The Biddeford Saco Rotary Club will receive an award from the Maine Parks and Recreation Society for helping create Rotary Park in Biddeford. John Braley, Biddeford Parks and Recreation director, said a club representative will attend the Governor's Conference on Recreation and Parks in Bangor on April 5 and 6 where the award will be presented.

Biddeford-Saco Rotary Club Maine Parks and Recreation Society Rotary Park Biddeford John Braley

Roux Chosen for University Goals Joint Action Commission

Maurice Roux of Biddeford Pool is named to a 13 citizen eight faculty and four student Joint Action Commission on University Goals and Directions at the University of Maine Portland Gorham.

Portland Maurice Roux Biddeford Pool Joint Action Commission Louis J. P. Calisti University of Maine At Portland-Gorham

Area Men Named To Student Senate Honors

FARMINGTON Frank Ribaudo of Biddeford and John Rebmann of Kennebunkport were honored at a dinner in the college dining center as newly elected members of the University of Maine at Farmington Student Senate. Nine other new senators were also honored.

Farmington Frank Ribaudo Biddeford John Rebmann Kennebunkport University of Maine At

School Nurses Meet in Waterville

The Maine Association of Health Physical Education and Recreation sponsors a gathering of school nurses in Waterville on Wednesday April 12 at Silent Woman Restaurant.

The Maine Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Silent Woman Waterville

Threshold to Maine meeting chaired by Levasseur in South Portland

Leonard Levasseur chairman of the York County Steering Committee for the Threshold to Maine Resource Conservation and Development project will assist Arthur Charles who is overall chairman at the annual meeting on April 10. The event will be held at the Stage Coach Restaurant in South Portland.

Leonard Lavasseur York County Threshold To Maine Wll Arthur Charles Stage Coach Portland

Celebration Notice Invites Section 6A Personal Kudos

A public notice invites readers to share happiness under Section 6A of the personal notices. The item signals a communal celebration and encourages contributions from locals in the next publication cycle.

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