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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1961

Page

6

Coyotes Reported In Vermont By Rutland Local

In Rutland a hunter says he shot a large wolf like coyote during deer season. Professor Wayne Davis backs the identification while state officials note prior sightings. Theilman advocates a bounty to curb the growing coyote population in Vermont.

Rutland Plains Green Mountains Vermont New Walter O. Theilman Ras. Wayne Davis Middlebury College Theilman Davis

Listening Skills Teach Students To Follow Directions

Readers learn that listening is a skill, with guidance on how parents and teachers shape attention and obedience. The piece contrasts listening with rebellion, highlighting the value of following instructions for success and personal relations, and notes coyotes migrating into New England with cautious official views.

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Monson Woolen Mill to Close Will Affect Town Jobs

The A D Ellis Mills Inc woolen fabrics plant in Monson Massachusetts will close after finishing current orders. President D W Ellis Jr said the property would be liquidated and layoffs will proceed by seniority. Town officials fear few other factories can absorb the 60 plus workers. Ralph Moore who has worked there since 1917 lamented leaving. The mill is Monson’s second largest employer after American Standard Co’s C F Church division.

Monsun Mass A.D. Ellis Mills, Inc D. W. Ellis Jr Ellis Ellis Mills Ralph Moore Frederick J. Sullivan Monson Board of Selectmen C.F. Church American Standard Co

Philathea Class Installs Officers At Christmas Party

The Philathea class of Saco United Baptist church held an installation and Christmas party in the parish house. Lydia Wentzell was re elected president, with Jennie Fay as vice president Edna Stacy as treasurer Ethel Goodier as secretary Grace Willey as historian and Rhoda Kimball as press reporter and class teacher. Martha Bennett led the installation and Lena Milliken read a Christmas story. No meetings are planned January February or March next session in April. The ways and means committee reported on the annual church fair table and dish cloth sale. A decorated tree exchange and refreshments followed.

Saco United iMrs Rhoda Kimball Martha Bennett Lena Milliken Wentzell Ways and Means

Christmas Trees Seen Plentiful Across Nation

Washington reports about 45 million Christmas trees will be sold this season. The Agriculture Department says 33 to 35 million will come from domestic forests and plantations, with the rest imported from Canada cut this fall. A department expert noted growers will continue expanding output.

Agriculture Department Canada

Tree prices rise as growers face higher costs

A local grower warned that tree prices may climb this season, noting costs have jumped from 25 cents to 2.50 dollars or more per tree. He offered no fixed price, saying what consumers pay will be “all the traffic would bear,” and suggested trees this year won’t be cheap.

More Than a Year Ago There Were Plenty of Them

A fragment notes that more than a year ago there were plenty of them. The line hints at abundance or supply but lacks specifics or names to identify the item or context.

Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes Formed by 1912 Eruption

Alaska's Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes traces its origin to 1912 after the eruption of Nova Rupta. The landmark volcanic event left a dramatic basin and ash-filled landscape now studied by researchers and admired by visitors.

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