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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1959
Page
8
Marshall Field owned Enterprise seeks ambitious men ages 25 to 55 of unques tionable character and refinement. Guaranteed income with chance to advance. Apply to Mr Sawyer from 9 to 11:30 am on Tuesday April 28 at Maine Employment Security Commission 318 Main St City.
A dense real estate advertisement row lists new Cape Cod and multi room houses near the ocean and beach areas. Properties include 4 to 12 room homes, cabins, and a motel potential with prices ranging from 1,900 to 36,000 along Cape Cod and nearby towns with agents Strout Realty and O. O. Beach listings.
Public notice lists two hearings on liquor licenses. Kennebunkport Selectmen set April 27, 1959 at 2 PM for Boughton Hotel Corp d b a The Colony permit to sell spirituous and vinous liquors. Old Orchard Beach Municipal Licensing Board schedules May 4, 1959 at 7:30 PM at Town Hall for Restaurant Malt Liquor licenses for Sea Shore Gardens and The Beachcomber.
Sunday results show Pittsburgh 9 Philadelphia 5 Los Angeles 17 St Louis 11 San Francisco 3 Chicago 2 Cincinnati 11 Milwaukee 10. Saturday Cincinnati 7 Milwaukee 6 St Louis 6 Los Angeles 5 Chicago 5 San Francisco Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia. Monday schedule includes San Francisco at Philadelphia Los Angeles at Pittsburgh Chicago at Milwaukee. Tuesday features St Louis at Cincinnati Chicago Milwaukee. American League standings list Cleveland Chicago Baltimore Kansas City New York. Sunday results Chicago 6-5 Cleveland 5-2 Baltimore 5-3 New York Kansas City 4 Detroit 3. Washington 2 Boston 1 Baltimore 2 New York 1. Tuesday games slated New York at Chicago Washington at Kansas City Boston at Cleveland Baltimore at Detroit.
The Associated Press lists batting leaders including Aaron, Mathews, and Demeter with Milwaukee and Los Angeles dominance. In Salt Lake City, Officer Ford charged Vernie Olson after a road rage incident, alleging assault on a police officer, drunken driving, and related offenses following a minor wreck.
D. T. Moore & Sons Washington General Insurance Corporation filed with the Insurance Commissioner of Maine on December 31 1958. The balance sheet shows assets including cash and bank deposits agents balances or uncollected premiums other assets totaling 4 893 517 with additions 1 031 334 and 11 03 percent.
AP report notes a wide open Derby with 18 probable starters in the Derby Trial and two divisions likely if 18 begin. Contenders include Charge column horses such as Tomy Lee, Sword Dancer, Easy Spur, On and On, and Silver Spoon with Derby hopes hinging on the trial results and late-week moves.
The document lists monetary amounts including 885,805.00 and 500,000.00 as statutory deposits or surpluses, with policyholders connected to 5,000,000.00 and totals 18,955,425.80, 24,455,425.80, and 75,943,513.02, indicating a ledger of asset and liability figures for the insurer. The figures imply substantial reserves and policyholder funds in a historic financial record.
The Merchants bowling league crowns its season with handicap rolloffs at 20th Century lanes tonight at 8 15. More than 30 bowlers eye two trophies and cash awards across Class A and B divisions from 97 and over and under 97 with five string games.
SCARBOROUGH AP Sec tional titles were decided Sunday in the annual Knights of Columbus bowling tournament. The Biddeford C team, Old Town 3 team, Houlton, and Skowhegan earned sectional crowns, with finals slated next Sunday in Bengal.
Land James Reffry as treasurer. The program features Combined bands including Our Director march Bigelow Walters Ballet Parisien Offenbach Issac March of the Slide Trombones Scott Mexico High School band El Capitan Sousa Walters Mexico major vette drill Symphony in D Minor Franck Johnson Beguine Festival arr by Osser Wait For The Wacon arr by Yoder Biddeford High School band Them Basses march Huffine Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee Bach Talmage South Pacific Selection Rodgers Lang Bolero Korsakoff Gardner Poet and Peasant Light Cavalry march Fillmore Combined band Tenth Regiment Hall Walters Prelude and Fugue Bach Moehlmann and South Moten Hayes Biddeford majorette drill.
NBC restored normal programming after a sudden engineer strike disrupted operations in New York and spread to Washington Chicago Los Angeles Philadelphia and San Francisco. Union claims walkout involves writers producers and newsmen under AFL CIO in cities outside New York.
Beach Man received 20 weeks probation and a fine paid at $15 weekly, with Bruce Shoe Company deducting the amount from his salary. Robert Daly, 23, of 20 Ivy Street in Old Orchard Beach, was fined $10 after pleading guilty to intoxication while in the car. Two Saco teens faced an informal court with a 9:30 p.m. curfew for 30 days after being found with beer. they will visit a cleric weekly per state police.
Mexico High presents a concert directed by Mrs. Anna M. Crouse and Horace Killam with band treasurer Sabina Regina and band officers handling ticket sales including Thomas Deans as president Robert Clarke as vice president and Janis Hodgdon as secretary.
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