St Louis Musicians Prepare For Christmas Concerts
The St. Louis Regional High School Band and chorus schedule two Christmas concerts. The first, with Thornton Academy, is at Linnell Gym on Friday. the second at St Andre's Parish Hall next Sunday features senior and junior bands, the chorus, and grammar school students with flutophones. Senior letters and varsity sweaters were awarded to multiple students. Ben Caron won the Eagle award as top senior football player and Don Bernier received the Unsung Hero prize. Don Cote and Dennis Millette named co captains for the football squad.
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Carol Petit
St. Louis
Linnell Gymnasium
Thornton Academy
St. Andre's Parish Hall
Jerry Gadbois
Bob LaBranche
Ron Laflamme
Leo Lessard
Roger Martin
Dick Metayer
Dan Murphy
Gene Robitaille
Leo Simard
Mike Caron
Ron Goulet
Ivan Guillereault
Roger
Martin
Ken Maurice
Mark Nadeau
Carl Parisien
Mike Perreault
Marc Rousseal
S.L.T.A
Don Cote
Dennis Millette
Kodak Teenage Movie Winners Highlight Young Filmmakers
Rochester based Kodak awards celebrate two amateur teens as top prize winners in the sixth annual Kodak Teenage Movie Awards. OConnell Driscoll, 17 from Beverly Hills, wins senior 16 to 19 for Eu John 7 15, a 16mm film about a troubled life told with flashbacks. Lopez, 15, a junior at St Johns Prep, takes junior prize for a 14 minute science fiction cartoon Mission From Mars built from 1500 drawings and colorings as he plans to study art and continue animation.
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Rochester
N.Y
Kodak
O’connell
Driscoll
Beverly Hills
Calif
EU’ John 7
Puerto R Ico
Buckley School
Los Angeles
Lopez
Earth
Iheath
St. John's Prep
John W. Lopez
Falcon Repair and Headlight Troubles in Ford Cars
Dear UPHILL: a warranty fix is possible, dealer should replace a spring or address the issue. contact regional Ford service manager if needed. Dear Dark: intermittent headlights likely a loose ground. check rust on headlight fixtures and ground connections. A 1968 Falcon has a leaning body. dealer says not a concern but it looks odd. writer notes address for Mike Lamm.
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Ford
the Ark
Michael Lamm
Mike
Distress Signals and Early Wireless Calls
The first universal distress code CDQ emerged from wireless operators with D added to Q for danger in 1904. The May Day distress call derives from the French phrase M'aidez meaning Help me, reflecting early radio telephony practices.
Autographs of Columbus Ship Mot Just 29 Known
A claim states there are 29 genuine autographs of Christopher Columbus, all reportedly held by his descendants, with the remaining copies scarce and valued by collectors.
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Christopher Columbus
Wells Music Boosters Plan December 19 Concert
Wells High School groups organize a Christmas concert for December 19 at 7 30 p m in the junior gym. The band and Glee Club will perform together, with no admission charged.
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Wells Music Boosters Plan
Music Boosters Club
Glee Club
Donald Hamalainen
Starliners
Jameson
Miriam Leonard
Debbie White
Nancy St. Michel
Wooden Solters
Teens Guide to Police Observation and Crafty Fashion Notes
Teen projects in Los Angeles County and beyond pair youths with patrols to observe crime scenes, listen to interrogations, and boost law observance while discussing drug culture. Melissa Babish, 17, from Pittsburgh, wins Miss Teen America 1969 with a Honeybun routine. Teens share glue crafts, jewelry ideas, scavenger hunts, and DIY fashion trends while joking about age limits for young Americans.
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L.A
Calif
Younge
Melissa Babish
Pittsburgh, Pa
National Honor Society
Girls Athletic Association
Melissa
The
Beast
Carolyn Mignini
Baltimore
Willis House Sold to Chaplains from Massachusetts
The colonial Cape Cod house on Newtown Road Biddeford once owned by Mr. and Mrs Buford N Willis was sold to Mr and Mrs Stoddard E Chaplain and their two children, recent transfers from Massachusetts. Chaplain works for G E at South Portland. Transaction negotiated through Bailey Bailey Brokers Fortunes Rocks Biddeford.
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Cape Cod House
Newtown Road
Biddeford
Buford N. Willis
Stoddard E. Chaplain
Chaplain
Massachusetts
Chaplin
G.E. At
South Portland
Bailey & Bailey _ Brokers
Fortunes Rocks
Teens Wear What Suits Them By One Gilbert
Teens across the country claim dress to please themselves though most imitate peers. Quotes from Karen Schutte Judy Clark and Russell Simpson show focus on comfort individuality and fitting in. Fads include plaid pants in Louisville charlie brown shirts in Spokane and green purple plaid shoes in Toledo with leather miniskirts clunky shoes beads and Nehru styles noted nationwide.
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Gilbert
Suroa
Karen Schutte
Kalamazoo
Mich
Judy Clark
East Haven
Conn
Judy
Rushell Simpson
Tucson
Ariz
Miami
Fla
Gene Swindle
Jmiami
Fal
Friedas
Danny McCartney
Louisville
Spokane
Wash
Toledo
Ohio
Young Moderns Upswing in Manners Debate at New York AP
New York AP report notes a Connecticut pastor warning that thanks please and hello are fading among youth. He cites World’s Fair behavior and rude commuters as evidence. Psychologists and Mrs Sidone Gruenberg say home guidance and quiet respect foster better manners.
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New York
Connecticut
Danbury
Conn
Sidone Gruenberg
He's A High School Sorority Sweetheart
Richmond Virginia reports Jeffery Lee an 18 year old Malaysian student living with a host family as he is chosen sweetheart of John Randolph Tucker High School Alpha Iota Delta sorority for 1968 69. He says American girls are very nice and sociable and they seem to find him friendly as well.
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Richmond
Jeffery Lee
Malaysia
Alpha I Ota Delta Sorority
John Randolph Tucker High
Christmas Spirits At Marie Joseph Academy at Holy Hour
Marie Joseph Academy probationist led a Holy Hour on December 10 with the theme Tune In Turn On Religion and the World linking Christmas season to awareness of others. A Christmas play Tinsel Gold by Carolyn R Freeman was staged by the Senior class with Edythe Marian Fronica Monty Mother Priscille Ed Diane Bisson as well as Sisters Cecile Cloutier Cecile Agnes and Jackie Fournier in directing and St Leo Helene Fortier Janice Skura and Chantal Dagnet as cast and performers. Teachers and students prepared class decorations all week and a Christmas Party is planned by the Freshman Class. The girls depart for Christmas leave Friday noon.
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Lesi Ana Darlene
Quenneville
Marie Joseph Academy
Edythe
Dianne Clavette
Marian
Fronica Monty
Priscille On
Diane Bisson
Cecile Cloutier
Cecile Agnes
Jackie Fournier
Marie Camille Piano
St. Leo
Helene Fortier
Janice Skura
Chantal Dagnet
Thornton Decorations To Be Judged Thursday
A December school report notes Thornton decorations will be judged Thursday. Senior class dues were collected to fund a class trip. Areas for holiday decor were assigned by class, with sections in the main building, Locke building, and science annex. A Wendell White Studio photographer will return Friday.
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Thornton
Jors
Locke
Homemakers of America
Latin Club
Wendell White
Portland
Old Orchard Beach High students push posters for season
Old Orchard Beach High School Key Club members create posters and programs for the basketball schedule to be shared across the school system. The school community also reports a student council meeting, NHS lounge changes, and plans for a Naval ROTC curriculum introduction.
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Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach High School
Jerome le Pelletier
BHS Baskets Planned by Students and Community Helpers
Biddeford High School sophomores from the Color Guard and Squadron Drill Team opened the season with the first home game ceremonies. A University of New Hampshire Angel visit was hosted in the home economics room with coffee and cookies. The Lapeymnastic team lists seniors and juniors across a wide roster with Terry Spang as captain. Co op and F H A clubs run a canned goods drive to assemble baskets and buy turkeys for Christmas relief.
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Biddeford High School
University of New Hampshire
Angel’ Light
Bi High School
Snoopies
Co-op Club
F.H.A. Club
Albert Woolson dies at 109, last surviving Civil War veteran
Albert Woolson, the last surviving Union Army Civil War veteran, died at age 109. The famed nonagenarian figure lived through a century of memory, with his passing marking the end of an era for the nation’s veterans.
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Albert Woolson
Record lengths of service in the 5th Congress and Egypt’s embalming honey usage
Carl T. Hayden of Arizona has served longer than any member of Congress with 56 years in House and Senate. Taft was the first and only president to become Chief Justice, appointed by Harding. Egyptians reportedly use honey beyond food in embalmings, per the newspaper association.
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Carl T. Hayden
Arizona
Congress
House
Senate
United Es
Taft
Warren Harding
Portsmouth Treaty Ends War With Japan and Russia
The treaty ending the Russo Japanese War was signed at Portsmouth New Hampshire in 1905.
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Portsmouth
N.H
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Valerie Camire
Diane Trottier
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Pat Couture
Linda Dussault
Sue Lemovitz
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