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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1968

Page

3

Children’s Groups Perform At Saco Center

A play with a cast of 10 drama students from the Children’s Theater sponsored by the Biddeford Saco YWCA and a trio of dancers from Kennebunk entertained at the Saco Adult Center meeting at AMVETS Hall on Spring Street. Miss Donna Daly of Beverly Mass directed both groups. The program included the one act The Final Dress Rehearsal and Daly ettes dance numbers. A second bus trip to Old Sturbridge Village is planned for April 30 with reservations due by April 24.

Children’s Theater Biddeford - Saco Ywca Kennebunk Saco Adult Center Amvets Hall Spring Street Donna Daly Beverly Mass Saco-Biddeford Ywca Susan Morang

Final Retirement at Marionville Post Office

Claude Willard, longtime postmaster of Marionville Missouri, was retired twice by the Post Office Department. Officials first said it was an error and returned him to the job. Now at the mandatory retirement age he is replaced by an acting postmaster.

Marionville Claude Willard U.S. Post Office Department Missouri Post Office Department Willard

Atlantic Lodge Hosts District Lodges Meeting in Maine

OLD ORCHARD BEACH Atlantic Lodge hosted district 3 JIOOF of Maine on Tuesday night April 16 with Noble Grand Jack Newton presiding. District Deputy Stilman Gilbert and Grand officers attended. multiple lodges represented. a memorial service was held. Hayden read a poem The Last Degree. 50 000 old castles were noted in Czechoslovakia.

Old Orchard Beach Atlantic Lodge JIOOF Maine Noble Jack Newton Poe Sulman Gilbert Lawrence Tidswell Sovereign Grand Lodge Thomas Vining William C. Hayden Stilman Gilbert Grand Lodge of Maine Robert Welch Actin Harol Mullen Saco Mousam Friendship Laconia Atlantic Norway Lodge Canton Richard

Wells Grange Youth Night Highlights Local Grange Ties

Wells Grange hosts a Youth Night with young Grange members from surrounding tribunes. Guest officers and visiting dignitaries from Maine State and area Granges attend, while Wells High School junior class funding for Dirigo Boys State and regional agricultural meetings are announced.

Wells Wells Grange Sanford Road Goodness Barry Harriman Robert Dufort Charles Stackpole Pamela Coggeshall Barbara Harriman Kathy Cail George Andrews Lorraine Goodness Ceres Janet Gregoire Flora Jenny Andrews Alberta Morison Millicent Goodwin Pomona Sybil Thompson Donald McIntire Maine State Grange State Grange Arthur M. Perkins Paul Watson Gray Gail Pearson Arthur Perkins C. Lawrence Stackpole Leslie Adams Elmbrook Arundel Riverside Mousam Lake Harrasecket Highland Lake

Saco School Registration Dates Set for Kindergartners

The Saco school department announces kindergarten registration at Fairfield School on April 23 24 and 25. Registration hours are 1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on the 24th. Children must be five by October 15 1968 and bring birth certificates and vaccination records.

Saco School Fairfield School

Beal Says No to Draft. Faces Induction

Richard Beal, a Massachusetts conscientious objector, disputes his 1-A classification after resigning a 2-S deferment and denounces forced conscription. He likens his actions to historic resistance and vows five years in prison rather than be drafted, while speaking at a Met Hospital event in Waltham.

Selective Service Beal Miss Leonard Metropolitan State Hospital Waltham Mass Vietnam Richard Beal

Police end beach substation move to five day weeks

Police are closing their beach substation today and return to five day work weeks after a six day period. The Biddeford Saco Journal reports the change as part of city police operations in Fort Lauderdale.

Fort Lauderdale Fila Biddeford- Saco

Fort Lauderdale Sees Easter Week College Crowd

A large influx of college students crowded Fort Lauderdale beaches for Easter vacation as spring break drew crowds across the city. Local officials urged safety and urged visitors to respect the coastline and stay aware of ocean conditions.

Fort Lauderdale

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