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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1972
Page
14
Readers ask whether a wife should relocate after her husband’s affair with the neighbor while Abby says the neighbor should move, not the wife, and notes both parties err while offering blunt social observations on size and affection.
Four parcels in Edgewater Acres Saco were sold to Mr and Mrs Paul Goulet of Biddeford. The deal was arranged by Eileen Lessard of AnSco Realty and Appraisal Company Realtors 202 Main St Saco.
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PFC Earl J. Richards Jr. husband of Jacqueline J. Richards of Hollis Center returns from 11 weeks of recruit training at Parris Island South Carolina. He is top recruit of his platoon and receives a dress blue uniform and a promotion. He now attends a seven week computer programming course at Quantico Virginia before reassignment to a Marine Corps base worldwide.
West Kennebunk witnesses a proxy baby shower for Mrs. Kelsey Ricker of Colorado Springs. Hosted by her sister in law Mrs. Kenneth Horne Sr. and cousin Mrs. Roger MacDonald, gifts were opened and a tape prepared for the guest of honor. Attendees include Mrs. Alta Bradbury, Mrs. Avis Bradbury, Mrs. Flrn Ricker, Mrs. Patricia Hutchins, Mrs. Lynda Cummings, Mrs. Doris Horne, Mrs. Sandra Harvey, Mrs. Edith Horne, Mrs. Joan Gregorie, Mrs. Jeannette Stone, Mrs. Carol Bridges, Mrs. Sandra MacDonald, and Mrs. Kenneth Horne Sr.
A Stork Shower was held Saturday evening in Old Orchard Beach for Mrs. Thomas Osborne of Norwood Mass the former Earlene Rice guest of honor hosted by her twin sister Mrs. Dianne Horton at their mother Mrs. Cynthia Rice’s Lincoln Road home in Saco. Relatives and friends attended and gifts were unwrapped before refreshments and a decorated cake centerpiece.
Maine attorney general orders all 16 county sheriffs to crackdown on gambling at agricultural fairs following a complaint from the Christian Civic League. Deputy AG Richard S. Cohen cites money prize games as illegal and notes burlesque acts may be limited if minors are kept out.
In Portland Maine the Young Workers League loses a bid to block Maine ballots. U S District Judge Edward T Gignoux denies a temporary injunction against printing ballots for the November election. The party seeks to force a halt based on a Maine law requiring third party signatures to be certified. Hearings set for Sept 11 with potential review by Oct 1.
Janice R. Lachance daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph L Lachance of 1 Fogg Ave Biddeford a member of the class of 1974 at Manhattanville College Purchase New York will spend her junior year at Cornell University Ithaca N C She has been accepted for special study in Urban Planning and Economy She is a 1970 graduate of St Louis Regional High School in Biddeford and was employed this summer in the Syndicate Department of Wertheim and Co Inc 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza New York NY a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange
The Life Style of RVs expands across America with about four million on the road and over half a million joining yearly. Dealers note rising truck demand to haul trailers as production soars from under 100 thousand in 1961 to over 600 thousand this year with RVs offering modern amenities and higher prices, from basic pickup covers to luxury motor homes.
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