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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1959
Page
10
Passengers board from Ferry Road or Temple Avenue in Saco for trips to Portsmouth Navy Yard from 7:30 to 4:10. Contact WE 4-2540 for details and timing.
In a continued People’s Forum, the piece argues unions in textiles and consumer goods remain largely unorganized due to intimidation, while praising the Shelley Bill to target corruption. It warns Griffin-Landrum and Labor Committee bills could threaten unorganized workers and specific Maine employers, urging support for Kennedy-Morse-Roosevelt S. 1046 and H. R. 4488 on a $1.25 minimum wage.
Miss Helen Hutchins of Worcester Massachusetts visits her parents in Kennebunk while J Frank Murphy of Long Island travels to Old Orchard Beach to visit relatives. Susan Inlis of Wilmington California stays with sister Addie Holmes in Kennebunk. J A Sullivan of Biddeford visits Chester Bachellor in Steep Falls. Christne Christenson of Framingham stays with Christen Christenson family in Kennebunk. John B Janson of Biddeford named assistant manager at Clinton Mass J C Penney. Lawrence Blanchette name error corrected to Robert Blanchette in the column.
Twenty years ago Frances Smith of Kennebunkport visits the Nadeaus on Storer street in Kennebunk. Arthur King moves from Wentworth in Biddeford to St Mary street. Harold Melcher of Portland visits the Peases in Kennebunkport. Bernard Villandry of Graham street Biddeford awaits Camp Gregory at Crystal Lake. Mrs Martin Ball of Natick Mass visits her brother Dr Joseph Traynor in Pine Point.
Miss Georgia Emmons of Troy New York guests Miss Grace Milliken of Saco and Miss Lydia Roy from Boston visits Biddeford and Portland residents visit family. Edwin H. Milliken elected president of Ocean Park association. Dr Frank B Charters of Montreal visits Old Orchard Beach. A letter argues for minimum wage expansion and support for H R 4700 Medical Aid for the Aged and for the Shelley Bill targeting union crooks but not unions.
A compact poem reflects on how duties and wealth shape leisure time. It contrasts busy, constrained summers with the desire for restful escapes. Dorothy Huff laments limited opportunities yet clings to the ideal of a tranquil beach retreat.
Mary Lie blich, 49, was awarded custody of the family dachshund at a pre divorce hearing held Monday in Los Angeles. Her salesman husband, Ernest, 45, was granted visitation rights with the pet.
Paris noises to figure in CBS Radio Holiday with Chevalier on Sept 27 marking 30 years since his US debut. Maurice Chevalier and Howard G. Barnes discuss Paris sounds and a city audition of a whole town. Arthur Godfrey returns to TV hosting a full hour CBS special Sept 16 from Hawaii taping segments.
The United States ranks 15th in per capita milk consumption, with Cairo Istanbul Jerusalem and other nations referenced in the analysis. The brief highlights international comparisons and varying regional intake levels.
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