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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1959
Page
8
C. O. B. offers a three bedroom house with a large living room dining room kitchen full bath oil burning hot air heat a new gas hot water heater a screened porch and a garage. Lot about 100 by 60 feet in a good location priced at 8500 call WE 4 2771 after 5 P M or WE 4 4768.
Hollywood report details Pat Boone's first screen kiss with Diane Baker on the Journey to the Center of the Earth set. The scene in a 19th century library drew a large crew as director Henry Levin refined lines and actions. Boone downplays the moment, saying the kiss is just another acting task and noting his wife was unaware until today.
Tom Dudd leston, assistant city editor of the New Bedford Standard Times, endures a three week silence to rest a vocal ulcer. He documents the challenges of nonverbal communication at work and home, notes, whistles, and pencil messages becoming his only tools. The experience yields surprised shopkeepers, wary children, and a secretary’s remark on his expressive eyes.
Associated Press reports a two rug approach to decorating. It highlights easy cleaning and clutter reduction, showing how paired small rugs display hard flooring, expand a room visually, and allow flexible layouts. Different textures and colors from olive greens to taupes offer versatile styling options.
Our Washington Bureau reports a bill by North Carolina Rep to raise House seats from 435 to 438 after 1960. The plan would give North Carolina a seat but Maine would almost surely lose one of its three, as Alaska and Hawaii gain representation.
Madison Wisconsin AP Nor man Coombs a graduate history student and instructor at the University of Wisconsin has won a Fulbright scholarship to study at King s College University of London He is one of the few blind persons ever to receive a Fulbright award.
AP report from East St. Louis details a burglary at Clark Junior High where 28 typewriters were taken. The devices had no printed letter keys, posing a challenge for the thieves.
A speaker quips that a task is 92 times more fun than dangerous work such as running through a salt mine or being shot at, pausing to remark on the comic tension between risk and enjoyment. The line implies a bravado stance amid perilous contexts.
James Marlow notes the 1960 presidential race dynamics as Nelson Rockefeller mulls a run based on polls, while Richard Nixon maintains independence from poll-driven timing and Dwight Eisenhower’s past primary impact cited in the backdrop of New Hampshire politics.
NBC airs a one hour program from 9 to 10 p m EDT on Tuesday hosted by David Brinkley. Reports from diverse NBC correspondents cover school education, science teaching, crowding, teacher shortages, and advances in teaching techniques. Brinkley, a two time School Bell award winner, leads the segment.
A wartime alert posted at a Honolulu area phone booth near the U S Army camp advises soldiers to limit calls to four girls only. The notice reflects strict wartime morale and discipline measures in the Honolulu district near Schofield Barracks.
A descriptive help wanted note seeks a girl for an Advertising Secretary role in Biddeford Maine. Requirements include responsibility, interest in advertising, ability to take over when the boss is absent, good typing, dictation, and math skills. Five day work week with excellent employee benefits. applicants should state background and interest in advertising. Send details to P O Box 48 Biddeford Maine.
A dealership lists numerous classic cars from 1952 to 1957 with details on transmission, ownership history, and features. Highlights include Buicks Pontiacs Mercurys and Chevrolets with two tone colors, power steering, brakes, seat covers, white walls, and optional extras. Prices start at low weekly payments depending on credit.
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