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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1959
Page
4
Editorial note claims culture avails nothing unless it ennobles and strengthens character as attributed to W. Somerset Mauchen. It reflects on the value of culture in shaping virtue and personal integrity for readers.
The piece argues against equating popularity with low quality. It cites Churchill Beethoven and bestsellers as examples where wide appeal signals merit. It warns against dismissing popular culture and policy as inferior and urges critical discrimination in evaluating what the public embraces.
Senator Thomas C. Hennings seeks a tough clean elections act during a presidential year. He would require local and Washington reporting, cap Senate and House campaign spending at 50,000, repeal the 3 million party committee cap, and urge full disclosure of all campaign funds and expenditures including primaries.
Washington reports on the first World Agricultural Fair in New Delhi set to open by President Eisenhower. It marks six years of U.S. trade fair efforts across 28 countries, with 82 exhibits and about 50 million viewers. The piece notes a shift toward a more commercial pitch to boost U.S. exports and reduce the balance of payments deficit, detailing planned fairs, costs, and calls to privatize funding.
Maine's College students were urged by the Maine Highway Safety Committee to drive safely on holidays. They advised resident students to rest every 100 miles and ensure cars are well kept. New drivers taking family cars should use extra care and avoid overlong schedules.
Maine loses more than 1 percent of its population annually to out-migration even after accounting for in-migration. The U S Census Bureau estimates Maine’s end of 1958 population at 944000, a 3.3 percent rise since 1950, far below national growth. Maine recorded 185000 births and 83000 deaths from 1959 to 1958, with a birth death ratio higher than most New England states except Connecticut.
The New York Stock Exchange hails investors in its monthly investment plan as showing strong judgment. Over six years the 20 top favored stocks all rose, with 16 more than doubling and IBM up 735 percent. A $4766 initial purchase would be worth $15049 by November 1959, a 215 percent gain, after dividend and split adjustments.
Francis Stilley New York AP describes a mother’s lighthearted take on a son named Brenn who eats voraciously. The column chronicles parental worry, medical opinions, and a high school nutrition project that shows Brenn eats far more than the family guide suggests. Brenn himself notes he does not eat as much as he is supposed to.
Yesterday the elms were bare then today they wear fairy garments. The pine dons a wedding gown with flounces and diamonds in her hair. The gate post sits in regal air in ermine and alabaster crown. The lawn changes from brown to white a carpet pure and tenderly blessed by unseen angels.
Ruth Millett advises women to stop saying wife talk at social gatherings and instead engage married men as equals. She says women should let men lead conversations, focusing on topics like politics, hunting, art, and music to appear charming.
A column presents reader questions about returning to government work on an annuity, disability eligibility on a deceased spouse’s Social Security, survivor benefits and lump sum death payments. It explains how reemployment can affect annuity, eligibility rules for disability, survivor options, and notes how to contact Ray Henry with 25 cents and a self‑addressed envelope for further retirement or Social Security inquiries.
A reader asks if retired in-laws can keep Social Security checks when living in Portugal and if a Indiana widow can receive survivor benefits while their property income blocks payments. The reply clarifies: checks can be mailed abroad and that misinterpretation or mistaken application for public assistance, not Social Security, caused the denial.
Publication detail lists Paul Cesavant as publisher and J. Mahoney as editor for a Biddeford Maine newspaper. It notes telephone number ATlantic 3-2625 and subscription rates payable in advance: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00. It also states the paper is a member of the Associated Press and that AP material is exclusive for local news and dispatches entered at the Siddeford post office.
The National Wildlife Federation urges lawful gathering of Christmas greens and respect for private or governmental property. It notes that greedily invading land for evergreens, holly boughs, or mistletoe may be unlawful and harmful to rural residents who rely on such sales for income.
A Saco reader questions the new sewer disposal plant and what it will service. He maps local waterways Beaverbrook Bradbury Goosefare Brook and routes from The Heath to Saco Bay noting Moody street Route 1 Ocean Park Avenue and local motels. He argues Beaver Brook is not connected and asks why parts of Saco lack sewerage funding and tax responsibility.
A challenging sample crossword with clues spanning myth, history, geography, literature, and culture. Includes names like Evelyn, 17 Across, and 12 Angry Men, plus many abbreviated and foreign terms for a dense, era-appropriate word game.
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