Christmas Blues Hit Families in Biddeford-Saco Area
Clergymen in Biddeford and Saco report a surge in Christmas season counseling as loneliness economic hardship and family strain worsen. Priests cite pre holiday phone calls about personal crises, pressure to gift lavishly and grief from missing loved ones, with widows single parents and elderly affected most.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Robert DeWolfe
Trinity Episcopal Church
Saco
Carlton Gunn
Biddeford
United Church of Christ
Crescent Street
Father DeWolfe
Mr. Gunn
Sumner Grant
United Re Church
Gunn
Old Orchard Beach residents back targeted tax hike survey
Old Orchard Beach residents favor higher property taxes if funds are for streets sidewalks sewer work and park repairs. They oppose increases for central business district rebuilding or town hall renovations. A survey by William Schlatterer shows 758 distributed 148 returned reflecting varied ages incomes and views on services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Levy
Old Orchard Beach
Beach
Schlatterer
Cellent
Snow Tonight Likely in New England Weather Update
Arctic air moves across the region with a light snowfall forecast for tonight. The midweek advisory notes a 20 cent newspaper price and a brief outlook for December 22, 1976, signaling minor accumulation and travel caution for residents.
From Noel to Mistletoe towns help Santa
Noel and other towns across the United States mobilize postmasters to stamp and cancel hundreds of thousands of Christmas letters. In Noel Oregon a volunteer tradition has evolved into a 10 000 card daily operation headed by Walter Ritter. Bethlehem Indiana operates with family labor to process 10 000 to 12 000 letters daily, each receiving three postmarks and a Bethlehem star stamp. North Pole Alaska and Santa Claus Indiana manage heavy seasonal mail with dedicated staff and production lines. The piece notes Bethlehem towns in Connecticut and Pennsylvania branding themselves as Christmas towns and cites Noel Missouri Noel’s veteran led effort.
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Mel Laytner
United Press International
Yes
Indiana
Bethlehem
North Pole
Oregon
Florida
Alaska
N.Y
U.S
Bethlehems
Nazareths
North Poles
Christmas Valley
Ore
Nazareth
Tex
Ind
Colo
Santa Claus
Connecticut
Freda Statesman
Three Wise Men
Star of Bethlehem
Missouri
Noel
Walter Ritter
Ritter
America
Santa
Fairbanks
Don Miller
Town clerk Barbara Lord keeps OOB steady after 11 years
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Town clerk Barbara E Lord has held the position since 1965 after switching from Briggs Oil Service She notes the job carries 100 plus duties and grows yearly She works long hours during elections and enjoys the community access the Beach provides Born in Biddeford she has lived in the Beach 37 years with her family nearby and continues to balance public service with a personal life
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Levy
Old Orchard Beach
Barbara E. Lord
Biddeford
Cumberland County Power Co
Central Maine Power Co
Briggs Oil Service
December 22 Historical Snapshot and Notable Births
On this date in 1976 the calendar marks December 22, with Deems Taylor born in 1885. Historical notes include the 1885 organization of the American Continental Navy fleet, Sherman’s 1864 Savannah message to Lincoln, and McAuliffe’s famed 1944 “Nuts” reply to a surrender demand by Nazi forces.
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Deems Taylor
Continental
William Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
Savannah
Anthony McAuliffe
101St Airborne Division
Oil spill darkens the Atlantic coast and Georges Bank
Journal page 5 details oil slicks threatening southern Massachusetts shorelines, coastal spawning grounds, and Georges Bank fishing areas. By contrast a France bus tragedy in fog claims 13 children and a teacher with seven survivors, prompting ongoing river searches.
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Georges Bank
France
Rhone
Old age humor quote fuels daily chuckle column
A lighthearted line from the Journal's daily humor feature notes that old age is when you exit the shower grateful the mirror is fogged, framing a moment of self amusement. The item sits among cartoons classifieds crosswords and editorials as a brief quip.
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William
Theurvey
Ife
Park Commission
Oob
Mrs. Lord
Sharon
Norwich
Conn
Fred W. Stackpole Jr
Wyrewind Inc
John Ewing
the Almanacky
Massachusetts
UPI
Abby
Journal
National
New England
Television
Weather World
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