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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1969
Page
5
Martin E. Segal highlights Jean and Robert Hersey who frame retirement as a beginning not an end. They share a book summary detailing adjusting to joint living, partnership in homemaking, and practical steps to enjoy leisure, services, and new roles in retirement.
A report notes a proposed change by the Amazon tribes to use colored beads as the basis of a new exchange system, affecting a wife purchase as a traditional transfer. The claim frames a shift in value and social practice within indigenous trade.
This excerpt discusses the difficulty of reading ancient inscriptions due to lack of word spacing punctuation and capitals. It notes the shift to spaced words in Europe around the 10th century A.D. and mentions the World Almanac publication by Newspaper Enterprise Association in 1969.
Crossword clues listed: 38 Pince- 39 Performing art 41 Zero 42 Poor two words 45 Town on the Thame 4 Roguish glance two words 53 12 Inroad 13 City of ancient Greece 19 Like wood 21 Cardinal poi.
Wealth of small items from Kennebunk and surrounding towns. Guests include Gerald Hill of Augusta visiting the Davis family. families Shevenell and Davis occupy new homes in Kennebunk. Mr Shevenell to depart Sept for Air Force duty in Thailand. 50-Plus Club outing planned at Kennebunk Pond. Yankeeland Chorus SPEBSQSA noted for Alton Bay jamboree and Colony Hotel performance in Kennebunkport. First Officer Germain Morin and family return from Vietnam duty. Morin to resume Vietnam tour in September. COLONY HOTEL performance by Yankees and Chorus under Tony Cropper, with Sunday program planned for Aug 23 at Firemen’s pavilion.
Marc A Anton graduates from the University of Tampa with a bachelor of arts in psychology and a biology minor. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Sofolki Anton of Scarborough and attended Scarborough High School. At the university he belonged to Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and served in the house of representatives.
The article outlines varnish choices and prep steps for wood finishing. It covers reading labels, choosing dust free work areas, dampening floors, using tack rag to remove dust, avoiding shaking varnish, brushing technique including tipping, and touch up with a toothpick while wet. It also notes finishing surfaces horizontally when possible and references Lang’s Wood Finishing in the Home booklet.
Mr and Mrs Philip Davis and children Joy Joyce and Jill returned home after a week long vacation. They attended the Barbershoppers Jamboree at Alton Bay New Hampshire, then toured the White Mountains and Quebec City before returning to St Stephen New Brunswick to spend the rest of the week at their cottage with Mrs Davis parents Kenneth Russell and Mrs Davis brother Eugene Russell and family all of St Stephen NB
A Yar mouth man Everett W. F. Gallant 43 was found dead after a late night swim in the Royal River. State Medical Examiner Dr. Kenneth Russell said Gallant had been dead about 12 hours after his brother reported him missing Tuesday. Also, the State Highway Commission announced bids openings for road surfacing on Routes 26 and 118 in Norway and Paris on August 27 and for shrub planting along a 30 mile section of Interstate 95 from Island Falls to the Canadian border at Houlton.
The Maine Legislature moves to allow Seguin to take the bar examination despite never attending college, a notable departure in legal qualification rules. This change could enable Seguin to pursue a legal career under an unusual credential pathway.
Bliss College, closed last June for lack of funds, plans a fall reopening after a fund drive by local businessmen. Theodore Johnson, 37, says the Lewiston school will have 10 faculty members and about 100 students when classes start in September, maintaining the same business-focused curriculum.
Auburn AP report on Richard Dean Seguin, crippled since age eight, who runs a South Paris radio station and earned admission to the Maine bar after six years of correspondence law study, completed by a special act of the legislature.
Farmington AP reports a tip to state police uncovered eight pounds of marijuana weeds in a garden on Litchfield Road. Detective Robert Jansen said on Tuesday that no arrests had been made and the investigation continues.
Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis Club met at Wonder Bar Biddeford with 14 members and 4 guests. Vice President Alan Coker presided in the absence of the president. Guests included Charles Sargent Gordon Deacon both of Montreal Robert Frazier of Winchester NH and Captain Donald Klemanski of the Salvation Army. Speaker was Harold Billingham of Ocean Park formerly of Weehawken NJ.
The report notes the subject explained why he relocated to Ocean Park while the sermon was delivered by Rev. William Malpass during the invocation.
Hollywood AP reports memorial services for Rudolph Valentino will be held at noon Saturday, the 43rd anniversary of his death, near his crypt in the mausoleum at Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery.
The guide describes light sanding between coats with fine waterproof sandpaper, using water to dampen the paper and applying gentle pressure. After the final coat dries for a day, apply paste wax to seal and protect the surface.
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