Novena to Start at St Francis This Evening
A novena begins at 7 pm at the Queen of Peace shrine on the St Francis college campus with Rev Blaise Lagace conducting. The service includes hymns sermon rosary and prayers for the Assumption feast with Stella Maris sisters and children campers attending. Franciscan Fathers invite public to attend. the novena was begun by Rev Clarence LaPlant O F M.
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Queen of Peace
St. Francis College
Blaise Lagace
Stella Maris
Franciscan Fathers
Clarence Laplante
Community of Franciscan Fathers
St. Francis
Biddeford
Biddeford Youth Enlists In US Army
Philip E. Gauvin a 17 year old from Biddeford has enlisted in the US Army for three years under the career enlistment program Local Army Recruiter M Sgt Roland A Bisaillon announced Gauvin is the son of Mr and Mrs Louis P Gauvin 168 Prospect Street Biddeford He attended St Louis and Biddeford High schools After eight weeks of basic training at Ft Dix NJ Gauvin will be assigned to technical training in the armor field at Ft Knox Kentucky or another Army base for on the job training.
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Philip E. Gauvin
Biddeford
Roland A. Bisaillon
Gauvin
Louis P. Gauvin
Prospect Street
St. Louis
Ft. Dix
N. J
Armor
Ft. Knox
Kentucky
Frontier Days Parade Heads Through Lisbon Lincoln Lineup
The annual Frontier Days celebration in Lisbon runs today through Saturday with Miss Maine 1959 Linda Mills riding in a horsedrawn carriage. Stagecoaches covered wagons and a sheriff's posse will escort the parade of floats along the main street connecting Lisbon, Lisbon Center, and Lisbon Falls. The parade is expected to stretch over a mile and begins Saturday at 1:30 PM drawing visitors from New England.
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Linda Mills
Maine
Lisbons
Lisbon Center
Lisbon Falls
New England
Pennsylvania House approves sales tax increase plan
Harrisburg report states the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a compromise plan to raise the state sales tax from 3 to 4 percent. The measure now awaits Senate approval and the signature of Gov. David Lawrence within about three weeks.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
State Senate
David Lawrence
Rotary Club Hears Address By Rabbi in Biddeford Saco
Rabbi Abraham Jacobson of Verh ill Massachusetts spoke on exchange visits between Eisenhower and Khrushchev during the Biddeford and Saco Rotary noon meeting at Hotel Thacher. He was introduced by Maurice Sandler. Birthday honors went to Rev Dr H Lewis Cutler and Harry Williams Jr. Visiting Rotarians included Douglas V. MacLean and many others from Maine, Illinois, New Haven, Quebec, Chicago, Nashua, and more. Next week’s speaker will be Dr Roy P Fairfield of Ohio State with alternate Cold War opinions and a history of Saco. The business session was led by President Mark Black.
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Abraham Jacobson
Haverhill
Mass
Citien
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Biddeford and
Saco
Douglas V. MacLean
Kewanee
Ill
Hall Baker
Portland
Wiliam Foden
Dennis S. O'Connor
New Haven
Bates College
Oh’o University
Athen College
Greece
Thornton Academy
Harvard College
Mark Black
Forage Meeting At Saco Farm
The first twilight forage meet of August, sponsored by the York County Extension service, was held at the Conrad Picard farm on Boom road in Saco. York county farmers toured the loose housing system and discussed its operation, advantages, and problems. A second meeting will be held tonight at the Robert Pike farm in Cornish. Pike won last year’s York county Green Pastures award.
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York County Extension Service
Conrad Picard
Boom Road
Saco
York County
Picard
Robert Pike
Cornish
Pike
Green Pastures
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