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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1961

Page

8

Girl Scout Troop 28 Holds Meeting at Pool Street Hall

Girl Scout Troop 28 met at the Girl Scout hall on Pool Street led by Mrs. Laurette Gauvin and assistant Mrs. Theresa Hartley. Suzanne BeauLieu conducted the meeting as cues were collected and songs sung. Scouts present included Ann Tousignant, Elaine Remillard, Paula Martel, Diane Houde, Denise Dubois, Martha Conroy, Karlene Cleary, Paulette Brochu, Suzanne Beaulieu, Louise Letellier, Nancy Demeule, Collette Lapierre, Germaine Dumont, Nancy Delage, Priscilla Camire, Susan Boucher, Bernadette Bisaillon, Ethel Tousignant, Diane Leblond, Candace Lawrence, Patricia Grenier, Flaine Frechette, Denise Doyon and Charlotte Bouchard.

Girl Scout Pool Street Laurette Gauvin Theresa Hartley Suzanne Beaulieu Ann Tousignant Elaine Remillard Paula Martel Diane Houde Denise Dubois Martha Conroy Karlene Cleary Paulette Brochu Louise Letellier Nancy Demeule Collette Lapierre Germain

Ohio Farmland Share Tops Seventy Percent of State Acres

About 71 percent of Ohio’s 26 million acres are farmed, highlighting agriculture as a dominant land use. The figure comes as data show vast fields and ranching areas shaping the state’s economy and rural communities.

Ohio

La Lumiere du Monde skit entertains St Joseph students

A group of commercial course sophomores staged a Christmas skit titled La Lumiere du Monde for the St Joseph school student body. The piece focused on the Christ child bringing light and peace, with Mother St Rene assisting and Lucienne Therrien portraying the Blessed Virgin, accompanied by a large cast listed in the photo.

St. Joseph Christ Child Mother St. Rene Lucienne Therrien Doris Dauphin Priscille Neault Lillian Moreau Jeanne Nadeau Jeannine Girouard Patricia Lamirande

AAUW Christmas coffee discusses welfare scholarships

York County branch of the AAUW hosts a December 28 gathering at Mrs. George Love's Saco home to highlight scholarships for welfare work. Miss Maude von P Kemp will describe department offerings and the event shares details of committee roles and guest arrangements for the campus-focused fundraiser. Also noted is the 14 year streak of New York Mets visiting the St. Louis Cardinals in spring exhibition play, with the Mets to face the Cards on March 10 next year.

York County The American Associa University Women George Love North Street Saco Maude von P. Kemp Maine Robert Whittier William Kang, Jr Lillian Cyr Roger Moore John Bradford Andrew Peterson Kennebunk Robert Bowie Paul Croxford Pourers Sae Lee Goronson Ennebunkport Joseph James Riddle Am Kenneally Biddeford Chester Emerson Richard Dotter Sanford Donald P. Allen Kenneth Burr Lang St. Petersburg Fla New York St. Louis Cardinals New York Mets

Fund Transfer For State Jail Gets Approval

Governor Reed and the Executive Council approved transfers to cover added costs from a higher than expected state prison population of 500. A request to fund 20 more inmates in county jails was tabled. Commissioner Hayden said the aim is to hold the population at 480 for security until new dormitories open. An additional $298,000 was moved from highway fund surplus to cover balance needs.

Augusta Reed Executive Council Perry D. Hayden Mental Health and Corrections Department

Damborg Leaves Newspaper for MSEA Post

Peter M. Damborg, longtime state government and political reporter for Guy Gannett Newspapers since 1952, will become executive secretary of the Maine State Employees Association on January 1. MSEA President John G. Small said the move aims to boost public legislative and state department relations. Damborg, 42, joined the Daily Kennebec Journal in 1948 and has written the Maine Politics column in the Portland Sunday Telegram for the last decade.

Augusta Peter M. Damborg Guy Gannett Maine State Employes Association MSEA John G. Small Portland Damborg Kennebec Journal Maine Portland Sunday Telegram Gannett Broadcasting Services

Highway division office and lab planned for Bangor

A $648,000 project is proposed to construct a highway division office and laboratory in Bangor. The plan aims to centralize state traffic and engineering work, with anticipated work starting next spring and completion within two years.

Bangor

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