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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1969
Page
3
Poem style column by Betty Canary listing alphabet letters from A to Z about summer with parenting quips and humor. References to clumsy summer woes and a line about Mars photos and Mars telescope. Ends with a note to save time and shoe leather in Journal Classifieds.
HAL BOYLE notes readers' mail reveals varied topics from personal violence statistics to heart transplant survival rates and anticoagulants. He sketches quirky items on wombat bounty, gambling risks, work attendance, household leadership, packaging waste, pipelines for beer and milk, and TV season previews with industry concerns.
New York special report states science finds a medication that quickly stops itching relieves pain and shrinks hemorrhoids. Doctors tested Preparation H showing reduction of inflamed hemorrhoids while easing discomfort in ointment or suppository form.
Hollywood reports a troubled TV season as Congressional inquiries and FCC actions loom over network practices. The era of caution expands with fewer high drama premieres, while half-hour comedies and medical dramas join the lineup amid debates over cigarette advertising and controversial past programs.
The McMurrays from Longmeadow Mass visited Robert and Mrs McMurray and their sons Christopher and Andrew over the weekend. Intervale will be used by relatives while parents are away. Town Manager Du lac and Mrs Du lac with daughter Bethany moved from Intervale Road to 28 Storer Street. The Rotary Club Chicken Barbecue will be held Wednesday.
A former Germain's Barber Shop employee in Portland will operate the Prospect Street Shop in Biddeford Masse on Wednesday Thursday and Friday evenings 530 to 830 and Saturday 830 am to 5 pm. The first four customers on Wednesday August 6 will receive a haircut for 50 cents each.
The event runs 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with tickets sold at the gate and Kenneth G. Burr as chair man. Mrs. Burr is hospitalized at Webber in Biddeford for a fractured pelvis after a fall. Various relatives visit from New York and Mississippi as travel ties reflect an Iceland trip update and a wedding in Montreal.
The Kennebunk area 50-Plus Club met at Webhannet Woman's Club with 33 attendees. Secretary Edna York presided and delivered reports. The group donated articles to Christian Haven Home, noted a member's hospital stay, and praised Friday's Washington Park fair. A quilt by Edna and Flossie York was won by Mrs. Mary Rouleau of Kennebunkport.
The Biddeford VFW held a whist party and awarded top prizes to Elise Nolette Imelda Morin and Bes Boissonneault. Additional honors went to Renee Lercault Laura Neault Carol Boissonneault and several others including Yvette St Onge Armand Turgeon and Arthur Neault.
McArthur Library hosts the Maine Chapter of the American Institute of Architects exhibition titled Homes for Better Living Awards. The show runs today through August 16 with hours varying by day and features 35 winners from 14 states across nine categories with photos and floor plans on large cards.
Jeanne Genelin Mabel Ayotte Lillian Vachon Arzelie La course Laurette Boissonneaul and Alice Boissonneaul listed among local residents in a brief community note. The fragment references a weekly event or gathering, lacking full context or dates. Further details are unavailable in the readable text.
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