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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1963
Page
3
Dear Abby addresses teen service delays and equal treatment in public settings. Readers share concerns about favoritism toward older people and the need for empathy toward those with health or personal burdens. Abby reassures readers that time comes and cautions against public shaming.
Dr Nason answers reader questions on reading aloud pronunciation and rhythm. A sophomore girl misreads had as have and plural s. Repeated reading with focused pronunciation practice over paragraphs improves fluency. Master one paragraph daily for progress.
In a 10 part Associated Press series on integration, Relman Morin explores the white Southern dilemma. He notes 70 years of segregation rooted in law and custom since the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling. Ralph McGill is cited about the self embarrassment many Southerners feel at accepting parts of their community life they reject.
Elinor Williams offers teen dating guidance while a broader discussion reflects Southern attitudes toward desegregation after the 1954 ruling. The piece surveys varied views from governors like Wallace and Barnett to editors such as Carter and McGill, noting economic and social tensions as schools and public facilities desegregate and migration patterns shift.
A surprise stork shower honored Mrs. Paul Dumont Jr. Sheral Ann Hobson, hosted by her mother in law Mrs. Paul Dumont Sr. on Post Road Wells. Green and yellow decor featured a bassinet gift, gift opening followed by social hour and refreshments. Attendees included Mrs. Mary Brackett and others from Sanford Kennebunk Arundel and Ogunquit.
Miss Barbra F. Prucha of Rydal Pennsylvania, former Saco resident, was selected with two other students for a cooperative education program linking West Berlin schools. She becomes the 1963 64 Lily Braun Schule exchange student. A National Honor Society member at Temple University she studied German and sailed yesterday on the S S Bremen. She is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Vassily Podoromny Beach Street Saco and is related to Mr and Mrs Robert Warner and children Linda Robert and Maria of King Street Saco.
Invited but unable to attend were Mrs. Luella Foster, Mrs. Lena Meserve, Mrs. Stuart Littlefield, Mrs. Zella Tibbetts, Mrs. Ralph Vetterline, and Mrs. Edmund.
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