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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1973
Page
8
A bride asks if her Scots best man should wear a suit instead of a kilt at a formal wedding. Abby notes kilts are a matter of pride in Scotland and suggests the best man wear a suit if the bride feels it fits the ceremony.
York County ASC selects officers and committee members for 1974. Community A includes Lebanon Sanford Berwick North Berwick Kennebunk Wells South Ber wick Eliot York and Kittery with David J. Tuttle as chairman and others named. Community B covers Parsonsfield Cornish Limington Limerick Newfield Acton Shapleigh Waterboro and Alfred with Alex Outhuse chairing. Community C lists Hollis Buxton Lyman Dayton Saco Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Arundel Kennebunkport with Robert Taylor as chairman.
Salon 598 Eight and Forty held a combined Christmas party and December meeting at the LaPierre cottage in Shapleigh. Officers reported on a Portsmouth testimonial for Mrs. June Daley. Birthday money gifts were given, mystery prizes awarded, and chapeaux passe were counted. Santa led gift exchange as carols and a Denver hospital tour film were shown. next meeting set for March 21.
The Maine Department of Conservation warns buyers to verify firewood units before purchase. A standard cord is 8 by 4 by 128 cubic feet, while face cords vary with stick length and are worth less than a full cord. Complaints can be directed to the Inspection Division in Augusta for on site checks.
Priscilla Chapter Order of the Eastern Star will observe Past Matrons and Past Patrons Night at a Friday meeting on December 14 at 8 p.m. in Highpine Masonic Hall Wells. 25-year pins will be awarded and a Christmas party with a gift exchange will follow in the dining room with refreshments served under Miss Sheila Cameron.
York County Savings Bank will turn off its time date and temperature sign from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily and has cut interior lighting to reduce energy use by an estimated 35 to 40 percent. The bank also plans a survey of banking hours to minimize customer inconvenience and may adjust hours accordingly.
Old Orchard Beach Auxiliary of the Firemen elected officers at the fire station meeting. Cheryl Parker was named president, Claudette Merrill vice president, Marguerite Townsend secretary, and Sarah Smith treasurer. The group planned help for the Christmas party on Dec 15 and noted routine reports.
In Fort Knox Kentucky Private Dennis A Desrochers 19 completed eight weeks of basic training at the U S Army Training Center Armor. He learned drill weapons map reading combat tactics and first aid. In Germany Leo E Bourgeault 19 was promoted to Army Specialist Four while serving as a mechanic with the 124th Maintenance Company.
New York AP humor sketches satirize Christmas excess and culture clashes. The piece playfully predicts trends from debt and gift greed to bank robberies dressed as Santa and office party shenanigans.
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