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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1962
Page
4
A Bee is Never as Busy as It Seems quotes Ken Hubbard, offering a wry reflection on productivity and perception. The brief aphorism suggests that busyness can be a matter of pace rather than purpose. It frames daily output with humorous understatement.
Bruce Biossat argues rapid American expansion from airports to housing marks progress but reveals a crumbling moral fabric. He cites rising crime, embezzlement, shoplifting, property trespass, and fraud as signs that moral laxity may outrun material gains. He warns of peril if society does not strengthen its moral standards.
Washington News AID sponsors Congolese parliamentarians for a three week course in how not to run a government. The eight senators and twelve deputies tour Washington Seattle and Denver to observe U.S. politics and the functioning of Congress. They aim to learn party dynamics, legislative process, and public administration as a model for reform back home.
Writing in Chain Store Age, S O Kaylin argues competition drives retail progress across price service quality location assortments and atmosphere. Chains now emphasize design and store planning to rival discount houses, promising customers better prices and shopping pleasure while meeting evolving needs.
President Homer Davison of the American Meat Institute calls the House defeat of the Administration farm bill a negative victory for the economy and meat industry. He says it spares producers from rigid controls and warns planned shortages could raise prices for consumers. The piece notes opposition from the American Farm Bureau Federation and highlights broader farm surplus concerns.
Speculators push silver higher as industrial buyers prepare for fall production and Christmas trades. Mexico, the top silver producer, has offered to sell to cap gains, while U S Treasury stocks dwindle. Demand from photography electronics and coinage grows as world production lags consumption, with prices near a 42 year high.
Hollywood banquet for Samuel Goldwyn featured top names like David Selznick and George Jessel in a brisk, witty evening. Attendees traded scrolls and gags as Goldwyn, veiled with humor, received thanks without a lengthy speech. The event contrasted with a later sports note from Stillwater.
Ruth Millett notes small, personal triumphs light up life for a woman. Moments include guests asking for a recipe she invented, compliments on youth, decorator inquiries, finding affordable dresses, well-behaved children, new hair color, and on handmade touches. These bright moments come from simple, satisfying successes.
Retirement Advisors president writes that over 17 million Americans aged 65 and older need age specific goods. The National Council on Aging aims to stimulate design and production of elder friendly furniture clothing and other items. A November conference with furniture manufacturers will explore needs and how to make and sell suitable products. Physiologists will explain age related body changes to accommodate in furniture.
Engineers designers psychologists and sociologists will share views at a first conference on aging friendly furniture and everyday goods. The goal is practical home use for older people and to spur manufacturers to adapt products for less agile joints slower steps and aging related needs.
Cynthia Lowry notes the fiction in official TV biographies that precede new seasons. Many bios omit birth years and emphasize unusual pasts while highlighting starlets with comic or extraordinary backstories. The piece previews how networks shape public perception before audiences meet unknown leads.
Classified notice listing publication details for 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine with publisher contact names and rates. Provides subscription prices in advance: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00 and notes Associated Press affiliation and postal classification.
A dense list of crossword clues from a historical newspaper page spans many entries from 2 to 59 across various categories. It includes references to foods, people, places, and miscellaneous terms such as authors, titles, and occupations, inviting readers to fill the grid.
Poem describes a Killdeer bird along a riverbank and rocky ground. The speaker notes the bird's shrill cry, striped crest, and fearless gaze before the bird circles upward and continues to cry as the narrator climbs a hill.
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