Arthritis Week Proclaimed in Twin Cities Fund Drive Launched
May 4 to 10 declared Arthritis Week in Biddeford and Saco by Mayor Leo R. Lemire and Mayor Armand J. Mercier. Dr. Robert F. Richie chairs Pine Tree Chapter Arthritis Foundation. Citizens urged to support a York County campaign with a $5,000 goal to aid 3,000 local arthritis sufferers and reduce disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthritis Foundation of Maine
Biddeford
Leo R. Lemire
Saco
Armand J. Mercier
Robert Ritchie
Scarborough
Foundation
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Maine
Robert F. Richie
M.D
Pine Tree Chapter
Arthritis Foundation
Arthritis Week
Pine Tree
York County
Richie
Samuel Osher
Saco Woman Feted At Stork Shower
A stork shower honored Mrs. Nancy Giroux of 76 King Street Saco last night at Mrs. Ruth Gallant’s home 415 Main Street Saco with hostess assistance from Mrs. Linda Weinberg of Biddeford. Attendees included Mrs. James Young Mrs. Helen Fournier and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Giroux
King St
Saco
Ruth Gallant
Main St
Linda Weinberg
Biddeford
James Young
Helen Fournier
Ethelyn Hill
Althea Beard
Catherine Beim
Phyllis Sanborn
Barara Boutet
Marianne Mailman
Georgette Sut
Miss Jones Weds Larry Belanger at Saco Church
Miss Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs Chester Jones of Wrentham Massachusetts and Larry Belanger son of Mrs Victorine Belanger of Berry Road Saco were married at School Street Unit Methodist Church in Saco on April 5 with Rev John Jordan officiating Miss Gina Anastos maid of honor Lionel Belanger best man Mrs Belanger attended Framingham State College Her husband recently discharged from the U S Army works at Herman Shoe Co Scarborough
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Street Unit Methodist Church
Saco
John Jordan
Nie Jones
Chester Jones
Wrentham
Mass
Larry Belanger
Victorine Belanger
Berry Road
Albert Belanger
Gina Anastos
Jamaica Plain
Lionel Belanger
Biddeford Soldier in Seoul Joins Army Band Tour
Richard P. Giroux, son of Mr and Mrs Rene A Giroux of Biddeford Maine, serves in Seoul with the Second Infantry Division Army Band. He also plays with a recording band and a rock and soul group set for a 20 day tour of Pusan and other South Korean resorts entertaining at officers clubs army camps and entertainment venues in and around Seoul. The text notes hippies avoid the idea of showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard P. Giroux
Rene A. Giroux
Alfred St
Biddeford
Seoul
South Korea
Second Infantry Division
Giroux
Pusan
Medicare Use Rises as $1.2 Billion In Curated Claims Reported
The Social Security Administration details Medicare activity for January to June 1968. About 12.6 million elderly used covered services, 70 percent of enrollees, up 5 percent from 1967. Five million did not use services, and 28 percent had paid enough bills to meet the $50 deductible. Total charges reached $1.2 billion, with average charges around $65 per person. Women used services more, though men’s bills ran $16 higher on average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martine
Segal
United States
Social Security Administration
Regional variation in Part B medical charges in 1968 study
The West region shows higher average charges per person using medical services in early 1968, with an estimated total enrollee count and regional comparisons across North East North Central and South. The study notes physicians and hospitals as major cost contributors and questions about enrollee awareness of charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hos
United
Cal Services
West
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Twin Cities
Barbara Cushman
Mona Thomas
Audrey Milne
Irene Macos
Stork
Miss Jones
Biddeford Soldier
Want
Medicare
Elm Street
VucCare
Wash & W
Bellbottom Jeans
Poe
Shortie
Misses’ Denim
Jamaica
OUR
Men’s Perma Press
Bellbottomjeans
Koratron
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