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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
8
Furnished four room cottage with stone fireplace and safe beach at Swan Pond offers 100 feet frontage. Aluminum boat included. Price 5500 dollars. John G. Smith, Realtor, Kennebunkport Maine. Also wanted land suitable for reforestation. contact John G. Smith Realty.
The Municipal Officers of Biddeford will meet December 15 1961 at 7:00 PM in the Mayor's Office City Building to consider applications for restaurant Malt Liquor Licenses at Julienne's Cafe 26 Franklin St Whelans Barbecue 100 Alfred St Dans Cafe 106 Elm St The Green Wave Restaurant 28 30 Water St Foss St Cafe 24 Foss St Club Cafe 276 Main St Victor's Spa 226 Main Street Attest Raoul Binette City Clerk.
Paradise Hills in Albuquerque is a planned community under construction with notable buyers including Jack Benny George Burns George Jessel Kirk Douglas and producer Ed Lewis. Horizon Land Corp. president Joseph Timan says the project sits around an 18 hole golf course and is a sizable development.
The Biddeford Public Health Nursing committee held a Christmas party and planning session at the Wonder bar restaurant. Nursing staff arranged decorations, gift exchanges, and a program led by Miss Margaret Murphy with remarks from Mrs. Frank Carey and Mrs. William Deans. Attendees and exhibits included heirlooms and pieces from Holland, Japan, and China, plus a desk calendar report and December 18 packing plans for needy families.
James R. Harris, 22, of 130 Elm street Saco was fined 10 dollars in Saco Municipal court for failure to display an inspection sticker. Diane C. Gobeil, 18, of 56 Summer street Biddeford had a case charged with driving an unregistered car filed without plea.
The Maine Teachers Association reports the fall average salary for Maine teachers at 4629 dollars, up 340 from last year. Clyde Russell notes local communities drove most raises under the obsolete 1957 state law, while more teachers hold college degrees and regulation requires three years of training for new hires.
Lillian Cleaves of Saco is reelected president of the Arundel Women’s Republican club of York County. New officers include Myrtis Peterson, Janet Bowley, Ruth Crosby, Celestia Coteaux, Helen M. Pease, and Elizabeth Hall. U S Rep Peter A Garland spoke on rising federal spending and air programs as about 60 attended a dinner at the Olympian clubhouse Kennebunkport.
Clayton W. Cartmill executive secretary of the Biddeford-Sac Chamber of Commerce attends the New England Association of Commerce Executives meeting in Worcester Massachusetts. Discussions focus on plans and programs for the association spring conference.
About 40 U S combat helicopters with nearly 400 pilots and crew arrive in Saigon aboard the carrier Core and are to begin flying missions in two weeks. They will transport Vietnamese troops and equipment to attack Viet Cong positions, marking the first time U S personnel conduct such missions in South Vietnam as part of a recently agreed aid package.
A fragmented line mentions Abraham Lincoln and a chair amid unclear phrasing. The text appears to describe someone seated on a rock or chair, but details are missing for a full report.
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