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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1969
Page
3
The article explains how water lily blossoms transform into submarine seed pods after three weeks. Each pod releases many buoyant seeds encased in jelly that carries them to the surface and aids dispersal by wind, water, or passing ducks such as ring-necked ducks, blue-winged teals, and wood ducks. Some seeds survive digestion and germinate.
A humorous meditation on harvests of water lilies and wedding bouquet lore. The piece notes white water lilies as symbols of old ponds and charm, with a whimsical aside about Linnaeus naming the fragrant Nymphaea odorata after a New World find.
Mrs Eulah Matthews of Rocky Hill Conn guest of Mrs Ruth Martin on Sea View Avenue for several days. She once lived here and was chief operator at the Telephone Exchange. A Masonic Get-Together and supper for Canadian and nearby lodges is at 6 30 tonight at Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall West Grand Avenue. Bates College Alumni Association Ocean Park holds its annual meeting at B C Jordan Memorial Hall Temple Avenue at 8 p m Monday Aug 4.
Gloucester Mass AP reports medical examiner ruled the drowning accidental for 29 year old fisherman Vito Cifullo. The body was recovered Wednesday from the Annisquam River.
Miss Susan Iva Finley daughter of Mrs Barbara Finley of Saco became the bride of Vincent A Moore son of Mr and Mrs Elwyn Moore last Saturday at the Methodist Church Cumberland Center Rev Walton Morse officiated. The couple will reside in Boston after a wedding trip to Cape Cod with plans for Emerson College and University of Maine ties noted.
4-H Electric program winners ages 16 to 19 showcase home intercom systems, recording ventures, 2000 electrical outlets, and a tesla coil project. Girls join boys in a Westinghouse sponsored program, with awards including county medals, trips to Chicago, and six $600 national scholarships.
The annual summer sale by the Women s Society of Christian Service of United Methodist Church Washington Avenue drew good attendance on the church lawn. Home cooked food and aprons sold fast. led by President Mrs Mattie Bliss with helpers at the cooked food table, apron table, and white elephants. Sale benefits the Salvation Army with additional items and tables of goods.
A sale of home made baked foods including cakes cookies doughnuts bread and pies will be held Saturday August 9 at Old Orchard Beach Camp Ground Tabernacle Union Avenue to benefit the Salvation Army.
The program has drawn many members from suburban and urban areas and is seen as a natural fit for non rural youths. For joining details, contact York County Extension service at Court House Annex Alfred Maine 04002.
In Quebec City at the International Pee Wee Baseball Tournament two Maine clubs faced strong rivals. Richard St Laurent of Lewiston pitched a one hitter in a 31 win over Patro Laval of Quebec City. St Emile defeated Old Orchard 5 2 with Gerald Lachance on the mound for the loss. Loretteville Neuchatel beat Jackman 6 0 in extra innings.
The Defense Department awarded a $1,011,360 contract to Sparling Mills Inc of Greenville Rhode Island for work at a North Co plant. The award was part of two contracts totaling 13 million sandbags to be produced by Cavalier Bee Co of Lumberton North Carolina.
The US Command says Lt. Col. J. A. Richard Guertin's unit from Narragansett R I will fly home Saturday as part of a 25 000 man force reduction in Vietnam by August. The 750 soldier unit from Chu Lai near Da Nang will be deactivated at Fort Bliss Texas after arriving in El Paso.
Lichens do not possess true roots leaves or stems. They are symbiotic associations between fungi and algae or cyanobacteria, enabling growth on diverse surfaces such as rocks trees or soil. This partnership provides structural integrity and nutrient exchange enabling colonization in harsh environments.
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