Hairdressers Hold Ball At College Gym
The sixth annual semi formal ball of the Biddeford Saco Hairdressers Association was held in the gymnasium at St Francis College. Maine State President Mrs Nicolina Martinez of Portland attended and helped select a scholarship for a Thornton Academy student. Master of ceremonies was Hervey Tousignant with Muriel's Orchestra providing music. The grand march was led by Mr and Mrs Francis Martinez, followed by David Boisvert, president of the local group, with numerous couples in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford - Saco Hairdressers Association
St. Francis College
Maine
Nicolina Martinez
Portland
Thornton Academy
Hervey Tousignant
Muriel
Francis Martinez
David Boisvert
Donald King
King
Linwood Boutet
Conrad Verrier
Willie Arbour
Frank Poisson
Maurice Gregoire
Charleston Elderly Man Mugged En Route to Easter Mass
Eighty three year old Andy Angelo of Charleston was mugged Sunday while walking to 6 a.m. Mass at St. Francis Hospital chapel. A hospital spokesman said Angelo carried Easter eggs and candy for nuns and staff. He is treated for facial cuts.
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Charleston
W.va
Andy Angelo
St. Francis Hospital Chapel
Angelo
Rebekah Lodge Accepts Bid To Church Service
Rebekah Lodge met Saturday night in Odd Fellows Hall Saco and accepted an invitation to attend services at United Baptist Church Saco with members of Saco Lodge IOOF. Invitations were also received from Rehoboth Lodge Waterboro for Chaplain Herberta Harriman to participate in Visiting Officers Night May 17 and from Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge for Chaplain Miss Harriman to participate May 1 with Phyllis Vining assisting. funds were voted for the president's project home fund April 27 district meeting at Old Orchard Beach and for the educational foundation. Brothers' Night featured Thomas Vining John Kennedy Milton Randall John Hill Walter Pochebit and Willis Sylvester welcomed by Noble Grand Adelpha McKeen with gifts and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saco Rebekah
Grand Lodge
Maine
John Kennedy
Milton Randall
John Hill
Walter Pochebit
Willis Sylvester
Adelpha McKeen
Maine Democrats for Muskie appoint local directors
In Van Buren area, residents named to the Maine Democrats for Muskie committee include Mrs. Irene Cooper, member of the Democratic state committee, among others. The article lists area people selected as directors to support Senator Muskie’s campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren
Maine
Democrats For Muskie
Irene Cooper
Democratic State Committee
Old Or
Maine Democrats Back Muskie for National Nomination
Chard Beach Atty Nicholas Danton state representative Old Orchard Beach Armand Duquette state senator Biddeford Paul Reay state senator Saco Former State Sen Elmer Viollette Van Buren chairs the group The committee backs U S Senator Edmund S Muskie as Maine favorite son at the Democratic national convention in pursuit of the presidency nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chard Beach
Atty
Nicholas Danton
Old Orchard Beach
Armand Duquette
Biddeford
Paul Reay
Saco
Elmer Violette
van Buren
U.S
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Quick quiz style questions from newspaper quiz column
A compact list of trivia items includes two Franklin D Roosevelt cabinet members who served full term Harold L Ickes Interior and Frances Perkins Labor plus Queen Mary I called Bloody Mary for religious persecutions in the 16th century and a note that maple sugar comes from true sap not latex, with a stray line about Miss Harriman and her committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Frances Perkins
Labor
Two Soviet Sputniks Link Up In Orbit
Two unmanned Soviet Cosmos satellites docked in orbit for 3 hours 50 minutes and separated, mirroring a late October pairing. The docking, a prelude to manned space linkups, follows the Soyuz 1 crash that killed cosmonaut Komarov and precedes possible future manned flights. Cosmos 212 and Cosmos 213 matched the orbital paths of Soyuz 2’s disaster, with the United States having achieved manned docking two years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Vladimir M. Komarov
Cosmos
Komarov
United States
Siberian borunduki described with distinctive striped fur
The borunduki is the Siberian variety of the chipmunk. It has five broad black back lines separated by four light stripes. Its pelt is used in the fur trade.
Crab Spider Uses Flower Ambush for Nectar prey
The crab spider moves backward like a crab and waits inside a flower for insects drawn by nectar. It does not spin a web but relies on surprise to catch its prey.
Fifth graders describe hippies at Huber Ridge School
Westerville report notes fifth grade pupils at Huber Ridge School asked to describe hippies. Their descriptions label hippies as dropouts, not smart, and wrong in actions. The narration mentions a girl with beads and long hair walking with boys in public, judged as doing horrible things.
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Westerville, Ohio
Huber Ridge School
Use a scoop to measure shortening in recipes
When a recipe asks for one quarter cup of shortening, use a regular size ice cream scoop to measure. This method provides a consistent amount and helps maintain recipe accuracy.
Husband Of Saco Woman Is Honored
Army Second Lt. Arthur J. Carter and his wife Judy of 210 Ferry Road Saco receive the Silver Star for heroism near Long Binh Vietnam during a Viet Cong offensive. Serving with the 98th Infantry Division he led a platoon in close house to house combat despite a foot injury. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Arthur J Carter of Millis Massachusetts.
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Army
Arthur J. Carter
Judy
Ferry Road
Saco
Long Binh
Vietnam
U. S
South Vietnam
Long Binh-Bien Hoa
98Th Infantry
Carter Is
Millis
Mass
Blowout Crash Injures No One In Biddeford Pool
A single vehicle crash on South Street Biddeford Sunday involved Paul H. Rondeau 24 of 96 Washington Biddeford who struck a utility pole. No injuries were listed. Earlier a Nashua man 19 was treated at Webber Hospital after a Mile Stretch Pool Road Biddeford crash when a tire blew out and the car overturned.
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South Street
Biddeford
Paul H. Rondeau
Washington St
Nashua
N. H
Webber Hospital
Mile Stretch
Pool Road
David Guichard
Guichard
Local Firemen Tackle Weekend Grass Fires in Biddeford
Biddeford firefighters fought multiple grass and rubbish fires over the holiday weekend. A booster line battled a field blaze at 22 West Myrtle Street Sunday afternoon, and an automobile fire on Jefferson Street was extinguished with chemicals and a booster line. The car, owned by Ruth M Valliere of Saco, was blamed on a carburetor backfire. Earlier, grass fires at Clifford Park and on Pool Road were stopped with booster lines, and a dump blaze on Old Newton Road was contained.
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Biddeford
West
Myrtle St
Jefferson Street
Ruth M. Valliere
Vine St
Saco
Clifford Park
Pool Road
Old Newtown Road
New Jersey Phone Workers Strike Over Wages
Newark AP says 14 000 workers including operators honored picket lines as 8200 IBEW local members strike New Jersey Bell over wages. Company reports no service disruption to 2.2 million customers. CWA set to join Thursday. Bell calls offer 5.7 million per car with top scale to 172. Strikes affect various installations statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
New Jersey Bell Telephone Co
Telephone Workers Union of New Jersey
IBEW
New Jersey Bell
Western Electric
Bell
London chimp Con go rises as TV personality 1956 1959
A London chimp named Con go became a television figure between 1956 and 1959 by painting 384 pictures, some with a brush, noted for his prolific output and media presence during that era.
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London
Congo
Kennebunk Week Event listings by COFC calendar
Kennebunk events this week include a SPEBSQSA rehearsal at Webhannet Clubhouse April 16 at 7 30 p m. A well baby clinic runs April 16 from 3 to 5 p m at 10 Storer Street with vaccines available. April 17 Mothers Club meeting all day at Fire Station hall Lower Village. April 18 Yankee Belle Chorus vestry Christ Church at 7 30 p m. April 18 Subside 8s Square Dance workshop 8 to 10 30 p m Golf Brook Lodge Sinnon Road Arundel Cal Main club caller. April 20 Yo Co Me covered dish supper Christ Church dining room at 6 30 p m.
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Kennebunk
Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce
Spebsqsa
Webhannet
Kennebunk Health
Storer St
Mothers’ Club
Kennebunk Lower Village
Newears
Weeling
Yankee Belle Chorus
Christ Church
8'S Square
Golf Brook Lodge
Sinnon Road
Arundel
Cal Main
Yo-Co-Me
Christ Church Dining Room
Whist Parties Held At Le Foyer Biddeford Event
Whist parties were held yesterday at Le Foyer Biddeford corner Pool Street and Foss Street under a committee including Bernice Beaulieu Antoinette Chretien James Beau lieu Joseph Plourde and Lucienne Chouinard Special prizes went to Marcel Dubreuil James Beaulieu Alphonsine Bolduc Flora Lambert Bernad Dunton and Rose Lemay while Joseph Chouinard was high scorer and Lucienne Chouinard won the consolation prize Other awards went to Alde ric Soucy Marcel Dubreuil Joseph Viger Clara Gauthier Medley Beaulieu Rose Lemay Mary Ann Kiskila Barbara Dunton Bernard Dunton Norman Petty Pearl Petty Carl Tapley and Mabel Ayotte Whist parties will be held again next weekend at the hall according to the committee in charge.
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le Foyer
Pool Street
Foss Street
Biddeford
Bernice Beaulieu
Antoinette Chretien
James Beaulieu
Joseph Plourde
Lucienne Chouinard
Marcel Dubreuil
Alphonsine Bolduc
Flora Lambert
Bernad Dunton
Rose Lemay
Joseph Chouinard
Alderic Soucy
Joseph Viger
Clara Gauthier
Medley Beaulieu
Mary Ann Kiskila
Barbara Dunton
Bernard Dunton
Norman Petty
Pearl Petty
Carl Tapley
Mabel Ayotte
Radio Stolen From Policeman's Car in Biddeford
An unidentified group pried open a locked car door and stole a citizens band radio from Biddeford Police Sgt. Adelbert J. Morin Jr.'s vehicle parked at the Roll-A-Way Bowling Alley in Biddeford. Police pursued the suspects toward Woodlawn Cemetery where they fled.
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Citizens’ Band
Biddedford
Woodlawn
Biddeford
Adelbert J. Morin Jr
Salt Shaker Reimagined as Flour Duster for Baking
A large kitchen salt shaker serves as an effective flour duster for cake pans and for dusting meat and fish. It reduces mess and minimizes flour waste, offering a simple, practical kitchen hack.
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St. Francis College Gymnasium
Biddeford-Saco
Doris
Rita King
Pepperell
Main St
Biddeford, Maine
Washington Street
Rebekah Lodge
Favorite Son Group
England
Mary
Mewspaper Enterprise Association
Freedom
United States of America
The
America
Nevv Freedom
Treasury Department
Advertising Council
Biddeford Pool
New Jersey
COFC
U.S. Department OF Agriculture
Wilfrid J. Fortier Insurance Agency
Bacon St
California
Sacramento
Cal
C. Arnold
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