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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1972
Page
9
A feature tracing how New Year celebrations and related sayings evolved from ancient and religious times to today. It explains shifts in calendars, origins of phrases like turn over a new leaf and cleaning the slate, and the history of pin money as a husband’s yearly allowance.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH. Members met at the fire station for a business meeting to plan future activities. Dotty Haskett volunteered as historian. A cookbook project was discussed with Cheryl Parker as chair and several co chairs. Officers were elected: Merrill president, Boynton vice president, Townsend secretary, Granger treasurer. A Christmas basket for a needy family was planned with Haskett chair and others assisting. Attendance awards and various special awards were given to members.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Maine town council meets at 7 in Loranger School. Agenda includes Assessor Matthew Servadio resignation possible funding sources for beachfront surveying and a report on vacation practices of police and fire departments.
Local want ads section 12 features a lineup of used trucks for sale. Listings highlight makes models and prices with contact details for buyers seeking pickups, vans, and work trucks.
The Estate of Ruth M. Clothier sold 45 Summit St to Janice L. Hale of Cape Elizabeth for residence and investment. Sherman Realty Inc. facilitated the deal via Rita E. Sherman. A separate sale of 6 Oakcrest Drive, owned by Frank and Jessie M. Hemphill, sold to Peter and Maria Stroumbas for their residence, through Sherman Realty Inc. and broker Charles.
Boston AP reports at a Boston Labor Management Seminar on Alcoholism that more than 100 000 alcoholics are employed in New England industry from workers to executives. Raytheon president Charles F Adams warned alcoholism harms business and families and urged corporate programs. He cited 4.5 million alcoholics in U S business and industry and cited $8 billion annual losses.
In York County Superior Court, the town and McCallum faced off over a dispute with the counter-claim not heard today as lawyers for both sides met with Justice Harry Glassman.
SAIGON AP The US Command said one American was killed in Indochina last week and six were wounded. No nonhostile deaths were reported and the prior week’s missing and captured total was reduced by one. The South Vietnamese command reported 356 of its troops killed, 1,263 wounded, and 79 missing. it claimed 1,628 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed.
Alfred reports a hearing on the McCallum suit against two utility firms was balked, delaying proceedings involving David and Jeannette Mc Callum and the disputed actions by the utilities.
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