York County Maine Households Survey Shows TV Adoption
Washington reports a 1970 Census of Housing found 33 735 of 48 530 York County households own at least one television set. Population 11 576. 3.1 persons per unit. 28 058 units pre 1949. 4 652 built 1950 60. 6 447 built 1960 70. Details cover appliances, energy source, kitchen and bath facilities, bedrooms, ownership, vacancy, and access to the Maine detailed characteristics report.
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Washington
York County
Maine
U.S. Department of Commerce
Old Orchard Beach Council Considers Licenses Tonight
Town council acts as licensing board to review applications from Philip Ollymore Rene Charland Ronny Kadlee Harvey and Shirley Korobkin Harold Harrisburg Frances Harris Executive Motel Corporation Zahares Donald and Alcide Zahares Dickson Enterprises William Sillicker Lorne Dube Patricia Lacroix Alice Sayer Harold Fohlin and James and Dorothy Fairbanks for cabins motels victualers sign apartments and Retail vending at East Grand Ave Heath St Ross Rd Temple Ave Summit St Ancona Ave plus a special session to revisit a three or four wheel bicycle ordinance and sunset curfew with renters and safety officials in attendance.
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Old Orchard Beach
Philip Ollymore
Bradbury St
Rene Charland
Francis St
Ronny Kadlee
Heath Street
Harvey and
Shirley Korobkin
Milliken Street
Harold Harrisburg
East Grand Ave
Harrisburg Street
Frances Harris
Executive Motel Corporation
Cleaves St
Zahares
Victualer
Donald and
Alcide Zahares
Dickson Enterprises
Ross Road
S'End
William Sillicker
Temple Ave
Lorne D. Dube
Patricia Lacroix
Summit St
Alice Sayer
Harold Fohlin
Temple and
Seaside Avenues
Ancona Ave
James and
Dorothy Fairbanks
Brown St
Licensing Board
Public Safety Commission
Pene
On This Day in History April 10 1972 highlights
Today in history dates include the Thresher submarine disaster with 129 lives lost in 1963 and notable events from 1847 to 1945. Birthdays feature Claire Boothe Luce and Omar Sharif. Thought for Today cites a quote on revolutions.
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United States
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolph Hitler
Buchenwald
Germany
Robert F. Kennedy
South
Lyndon B. Johnson
Uruguay
Ceylon
S Hills
Dor Claire Boothe Luce
Omar Sharif
Oliver Wendel
Four Names Added To FISH Roster In Wells Area
Four Wells residents joined the FISH volunteer roster for communities from Ogunquit to Goose Rocks Beach after a meeting at Christ Church Kennebunk. New volunteers include Lucille Hutchins for typing and locating articles, Charlotte Gooch for general assistance, Raymond Langlais for special transportation, and Mildred Danforth as a 24 hour substitute.
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Wells
Ogunquit
Goose Rocks Beach
Christ Church, Kennebunk
Lucille Hutchins
Charlotte Gooch
Raymond Langlais
Mildred Danforth
Kevin Brown
Kennebunk
Russell Hayes
Cape Neddick
Chester Grant
Patrick Healy
Kennebunkport
Maurice Hutchins
Darlene Bois
Claudette Madore
Katherine Grimm
Jean Perkins
Lamar Robinson
Charles Nadeau
Ruth McKinnon
Florence Pratt
Maude Potvin
Wilfred G. Messer
Betty Tufts
Ruth Cahoon
Helen Murdock
Clarice Wormwood
Frances Bove
Beverly Jarvis
Sara Page
Rosemary Guptill
Robert Spidle
John McNiff
David Angell
Natalie Ricker
Marion Chase
Doris Hilton
Florence Moore
Albine Watson
Jean Parker
Marguerite Pendergast
Natalie Brown
Florence Smith
John J. McNiff
J. Frank Harrison
Dorothea E. Carlson
David L. Angell
Elizabeth Jellison
Arundel
Plans For Food Sale Are Outlined At Biddeford Church
The Beta Sigma Class of the Biddeford United Baptist Church outlined a May 5 food sale at 37 West Street Biddeford with location to be announced. A quilt made by the group was sent to a Mission Field in Santa Ana El Salvador. Plans included a Bible study, devotionals, and a silent auction to benefit the treasury.
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Beta Sigma
Biddeford United Baptist Church
Pauline Pombriant
West St
Biddeford
Elsie Butler
Santa Ana
el Salvador
Central America
Mabel Emery
Clara Purington
Irene Dwelly
Matthew
John
The
Treasury
Pombiriant
Hazel Clay
Ethel Day
Hazel Lahey
Niagara Falls Flow Agreement Cites 1950 Flow Rules
The Encyclopaedia Britannica states that under a 1950 U S Canada pact the Niagara Falls flow is minimum 100000 cu ft per second in the tourist season and 50000 cu ft per second at other times. Excess water is diverted to power generation for equal use by both nations.
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Niagara
United States
Canada
Niagara Falls
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Henderson Consiglio engagement announced in Saco
Miss Doreen Ann Henderson and Anthony J. Consiglio announce their engagement. Miss Henderson is a Thornton Academy senior. Consiglio attended Thornton Academy and works for North Hampton Mobile Homes in North Hampton, New Hampshire. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Henderson of 21 Franklin Street Saco and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Consiglio of Exeter New Hampshire. A February 10 wedding is planned.
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Warren K. Wentworth Sr
Kennebunk Beach
Fae
Richard Choroszy
John Choroszy
Irving St
Saco
Miss Wentworth
Kennebunk High School
Warren ©. Morse Inc
Kennebunk
Choroszy
Thornton Academy
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Kittery
Doreen Ann Henderson
Anthony J. Consiglio
Earl Henderson
Franklin St
Joseph Consiglio
Exeter
N.H
Eighth Grade Equivalency Test Scheduled
A two session eighth grade equivalency test will be given to Biddeford area adults enrolled in the Adult Basic Education Classes on Monday and Wednesday evenings April 10 and 12 at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at Biddeford Junior High School on Alfred Street. Adults who pass will receive diplomas and qualify for the High School Diploma Program starting September. John B. Simpson director of Adult Education said any adult who did not finish the eighth grade but has sufficient background may take the test, even if not enrolled in the ABE program. All interested should report by 6:30 p.m. The exam is administered by Robert Hodge. For more information contact John Simpson at City Hall or Joseph Plamondon at Biddeford High School.
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Biddeford
Alfred Street
John B. Simpson
Simpson
Robert Hodge
John Simpson
City Hall
Joseph Plamondon
Biddefort High School
Chopin Funeral March Reflects Loss of Polish Freedom
The composer Frédéric Chopin’s Funeral March from his Sonata Op 35 is not a tribute to a person but a musical lament over Poland’s independence, conveying national sorrow rather than personal grief.
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Chopin
Coming Events in Kennebunks Community Listings
Local clubs churches and groups schedule meetings rehearsals and events from today through Saturday. Highlights include Yankeeland Chorus Kenne tt Community House TOPS Kennebunk Baptist Church Book Group at Ocean Avenue Kennebunkport and a Puerto Rico talk by Ada Jepson at South Congregational Church. Camp Waban hosts a buffet benefit for playground equipment.
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Yankeeland Chorus
Spebsqsa
Kennett Community
Temple Street
Cheatless Tops
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Baptist Church
Webhannet Woman’s Club
Arnold Read
Ocean Avenue
Kennebunkport
John Keats
Charing Cross
Helen Hanff
Kennebunk American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Water Street
Arundel Self Help Organization
Arundel Fire Barn
Yankee Belle Chorus
Kennebunk Advent Christian Church
Googins
Den
Edgar Denger
Ross Road
Webhannet
Temple Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias
Young Florence Nightingale Inspired by Divine Call
A fragment notes that Florence Nightingale, aged 17 in 1837, heard a call from God to become a nurse, likened to Joan of Arc. In 1844 she dedicated herself to helping the sick, as echoed by Britannica.
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Florence Nightingale
God
Joan of Arc
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Fifth Grade Southpaw Leads Protest
Gertrude Nesin, a fifth grader from Howland, writes UM President Libby protesting lack of left handed desks at Orono. She recalls watching a movie in Nutting Hall and asks for desks by 1979. Libby replies sympathetically and says action may be taken as offices replace chairs.
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Orono
Gertrude Nesin
Howland
University of Maine At
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Rotary Club
Glen-Mor
Webhannet Woman's Club
Fletcher Street
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Smithwheel Rd
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