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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1962
Page
5
A 22-ton tractor was hidden on a flat Phoenix construction site after a dirt ramp was built to load the vehicle onto a bed truck. Police said Sid H. Cox and other contractors described the method and motive as investigators examined the staged theft.
A General Extension course titled Consumer Problems in Textiles and Clothing will run September 8 through December 15 at Aroostook State Teachers College in Presque Isle. Dr. Jane H. Crow announces weekly sessions Saturdays from 10 45 to 1 15 taught by Thelma Berry covering textile components finishes labeling care and fashion economics. The three semester hour course offers graduate or undergraduate credit or no credit. Eligible are those with prior textiles coursework or anyone interested. Inquiries go to University of Maine School of Home Economics Orono.
Four people were injured when a compact bus swerved into the wrong lane on Route 1 in Arundel last night. The Dege family of New Jersey, including August W. Dege 45 Virginia Dege and a 111 year old daughter Barbara, were admitted to Webber hospital with head injuries after their vehicle collided with a car driven by Russell McFee 19 of Windham. McFee left Biddeford hospital before follow up with state police and reported no injuries. Thomas Doyle 16 of South Portland treated for lacerations. Donald Pettingill 16 of South Portland escaped injury. Hospital reports indicate the Dege family all suffered head injuries.
NBC announces a new one hour series It's A Man's World about four young men living on a houseboat in a Midwestern college town. Creator Peter Tewksbury aims for an avant garde vibe while avoiding old private-eye cues. Exteriors shot in Marietta Ohio at Marietta College.
A large fire in a poor Guayaquil district destroyed a block of homes. Twenty people died and 30 were injured, including at least seven children. About seven hundred were left homeless as the blaze swept through the port city.
Joseph Larose was installed as president of the Biddeford Saco Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles after Robert Cartier resigned for an out of town job. Damel Pendleton elected vice president. Fred Whelan named chairman of the field day and acknowledged strong attendance at Scarborough Downs where Larose presented a trophy to jockey Robert Venne for the feature race.
Notable names include Jeffre Past Worthy and officials Remil Lard State President Glenn Yarborough and Secretary Gerard Hevey cited in a clipped diary entry. The fragment hints at a formal meeting or organizational activity with these individuals present.
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