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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1969
Page
7
A selection of Dear Abby readers seek advice on delicate issues from infidelity to fashion, age limits for sons in Da Nang, and widowship rights. The letters reveal concerns about honesty with friends, dress perception, common law implications, and curfew expectations.
Dartmouth announces the 1969 70 swimming squad with Eastern Intercollegiate champion diver Mike Brown and freestyler Stu Vance named co captains. Vance sat out last season due to a power ray service.
Associated Press sketches the range of putting styles among top players. Arnold Palmer emphasizes comfort and expression, Jack Nicklaus studies long, patient leads, Julius Boros and Lee Trevino move quickly, Byron Nelson notes municipal course speed, Lionel Hebert and Tom Weiskopf display unique follow throughs, Sam Snead adapts to changes, Frank Beard and Billy Casper maintain classic strokes, George Archer leans over the shot, Chi Chi Rodriguez uses a 24 inch shaft with his daughter's putter.
At Pastime Lanes Biddeford 31 bowlers competed in the TWUA CIO Men's league handicap event. Maurice Lamarre won with 661 total aided by 75 pins, Eddie Couture was runner-up with 625 and 60 pin start, Louis Lachance placed third with 617 and 20 pin bonus. Bert Godbout earned fourth with 612, Cookie Guilault fifth at 608 with 45 handicap, Normand Legue sixth with 604. Individual prize winners included Daignault, M Lamarre, R Dodge, L Lachance and A Godbout. The league banquet is set for St Jean's Hall on Saturday May 24.
Plans for the 20th reunion of Thornton Academy’s class of 1949 are announced. The event will be held Saturday July 5 at Elks Lodge on Portland Road in Saco. Planning committee members include Mrs Barbara Waters, Mrs Rebecca Cushman, Mrs Gertrude Cote, Donald Fogg, and William Kany.
Section 12 of the want ads lists used trucks for sale by local dealers and individuals. The listing includes vehicle makes, models, and asking prices with contact details for each entry.
The article notes plans to plant and nurture gardens to celebrate Maine's sixtieth birthday in 1970, highlighting community pride and civic engagement through garden displays and public events across the state.
A surprise party honored Mrs. Yvonne Laverriere on her 66th birthday at 68 Green St Biddeford hosted by her son Norman and daughter in law. Guests included many Laverrieres Green family and friends with gifts cake games and a community sing led by Mrs. Gerard Laverriere.
Old Orchard Beach reports Rev Ernest L Sullivan a Korean missionary will be the guest speaker at St Margaret's Sodality annual dinner on May 4 at Cascade Lodge Portland Road Saco. Officials say all women of the parish may attend and reservations close tomorrow through Mrs Bvederglass Temple Ave and Miss Virginia Turnbull Atlantic Ave.
A compact plea promotes classified advertising in the newspaper, urging readers to place want ads among a dense 92 listing section. The note emphasizes quick reach and economical exposure for products, services, jobs, and personal notices.
Washington Irving used the pen names Jonathan Oldstyle and Diedrich Knickerbocker. George Washington nicknamed his friend Jonathan Trumbull Brother Jonathan, the early male personification of the United States. The text notes that antlers are true bones unique to deer, distinguishing them from horns.
Jerry Forcier of the Varsity Club tops the Twin City League handicappers with a 118 average leading the Roll-A-Way Lanes event at 6:30 p.m. Al Huot and Bob Marcotte follow with 116 and 113 averages.
A big black bear at Ross Park Zoo in Ohio climbs atop the bear house and then a tree, 200 workers crowd the area for an hour before Broom County warden B. W. Gilbert tranquilizes him with a gun dart. The incident ends without injury as the bear is brought down.
The deaconesses of Wells Congregational Church postpone their scheduled meeting to May 18. The church choir will rehearse Thursday at 7 p.m. in the parish house, followed by an adult sanctuary choir rehearsal at 8 p.m. The rest of the text discusses opposition to selling warplanes to Latin America and tuna boats avoiding air attack.
A Cape Cod four room home with bath on a large Biddeford lot at Uinea Road owned by Mrs Mathilda Brochu was sold to Mr and Mrs Mare E Cantara of 235 Pool Street Biddeford for their residence. The sale was brokered by Edward Morin Real Estate Agency on Adams Street Biddeford as the Journal Classified reaches over 20 000 readers per day.
The Wells Congregational Church pastor’s class for new members moves to 3 PM tomorrow for one week. A delegation left Wells in two buses and several private cars to attend an Augusta legislative hearing on Bill LD1227. The bill seeks better York County services for handicapped children, with Camp Waban tied to the legislation’s passage.
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