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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1963
Page
5
Al Hirt, once insecticide seller and weekend trout fisherman, now earns over 200000 annually from trumpet work. TV fame and packed jazz concerts boost his income as he balances family life, homesickness, and growing showbiz interests including acting roles and possible diversification.
Athens based Elli Solominidou gains notice for designing ballet costumes and theater sets. At 30 she has worked for the National Greek Opera House and is preparing Greece’s entry for the Paris Biennale for Youth with themes Le Malade Imaginaire and Henry IV. Her precocious path started in art school before interior design, earning praise from Athens elites and theater producers alike.
Social notes list Mrs Clara Young of Seabrook NH visiting Ogunquit and Mrs Lillian Clark in Kennebunk Fletcher Street. Walter Hargreaves called to North Attleboro MA after death of his twin, Mrs Martin Billings visits NYC then Africa aboard African Meteor. Elli studies at National Broadcasting Institute and Italian university insights. Amstotts travel Logan Airport to Tyndall Air Force Base Florida. Don Thone family returns from Virginia Beach. Harry Marr family returns to Winston-Salem after visit. Edna Harmon returns from Rochester NY. Edna’s niece Mrs John Raines hosts three weeks in New York.
A reader asks how to stop favoring her middle son amid a high need for attention. Elinor Williams suggests concrete steps: give him priority sometimes, offer new items or unique touches, and teach older siblings to be protective and considerate. Encourage open mail for more advice.
Mrs Elizabeth J Levinson of Orono will receive her doctor of philosophy degree at the University of Maine summer commencement. She becomes the universitys first woman to earn a doctorate and the psychology departments first PhD recipient and first grandmother to earn a doctoral degree.
The article advises on treating chinch bugs and sod webworms with approved pesticides, plus weed control with a crabgrass rake and proper watering. It emphasizes deep root watering, avoiding light daily sprinkling, and sowing bluegrass and fescue in late August or September with shallow seed coverage and careful rolling.
Millions of Americans return to classrooms as 40 million students and 30 million adults enroll in education or home study. The piece notes a rising need for ongoing training due to automation, with 3.5 million correspondence students and International Correspondence Schools highlighted. It outlines study habits, home learning tips, and the value of dedicated study spaces, charts, and reading strategies endorsed by Dr. John Walsh.
A historical note explains blankets as essential school equipment, praising newer open cellular weave designs. The piece contrasts recent blankets with earlier versions, highlighting improved appearance, softness, and care. It credits a thermal principle-based construction stemming from specialized underwear used in Sir Edmund Hillary's Everest expedition.
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