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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1960
Page
6
Saco Biddeford Kiwanis members and guests viewed films on Maine skiing provided by the Department of Economic Development at the Won derbar steak house. Paul Casavant chaired the program as chair man of the day.
Beach high school gyms hosts a twin bill with Beach Alumni facing the school’s varsity and junior varsity teams on Wednesday evening. Proceeds go to the athletic department fund. The event kicks off a festive evening of basketball to support school sports.
AP News notes 1960 food innovations mainly extend existing items into 1961. Highlights include cake mixes more chocolatey with coconut, lemon frosting, coffee cakes with dates, orange Danish buns, star shaped toasted oats cereal, flavored pudding mixes, corn oil margarine, garlic and onion seasonings, Italian corn oil dressing, onion flavored salad dressing, new cole slaw dressing, four fruit frozen beverage concentrates, tender meat through roasting and grilling, frozen candied yams, spice flavored candy pieces for cookies, and many liquid diet products for weight watchers.
Dr Therese Vanier the Canadian Governor General's daughter chose medicine as a career, studying in Paris and Cambridge. She earned a Cambridge degree at a convocation, trained in pediatrics, now at Boston City Hospital with a hematology year. She lives at the hospital to ease evening work, plans no private practice, and highlights balancing career with family and travel.
An early morning blaze on Beacon Hill killed a man and a woman. Mrs. Rosalie Griffin, 37, jumped from a fourth floor window and died. a man found on the fourth floor was not immediately identified. The fire at 73 Mt. Vernon Street forced about 25 residents to flee in 10 degree cold. A separate two alarm fire in Malden at 306 Washington Street injured Frank Casey, 75, as crews aided by Melrose and Medford firefighters battled the flames.
St Louis defeated Biddeford 59 to 55 and South Portland beat Edward Little 73 to 59. Lewiston won 46 to 29 over Cony, York led fraip 65 to 31, Old Orchard Beach lost 55 to 34 to St Ignatius, and Portland fell 65 to 56 at Brunswick. Bangor posted 66, Everett of Massachusetts led 42.
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