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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1968
Page
10
Practical guidance on mixing and curing concrete for home projects. Avoid excess water, pour immediately after mixing, and keep it wet during curing. Use latex or Portland cement paint on surfaces and create texture with simple implements. Innovations include embedding leaves and using ready mix options or rental mixers.
Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission chose George Barford associate professor of art at the University of Illinois as the winning designer for the Illinois Statehood six cent commemorative stamp to issue February 1968. His image shows ripening grain a farmhouse and buildings beneath a dramatic clouded sky reflecting 80 percent farmland. The article also notes a Thomas Paine stamp in the Prominent Americans series and offers stamp selling guidance from H E Harris & Co. with a postal notice about a UN Postal Administration stamp postponement due to technical difficulties.
A homeowner can create a new attic entry with a foldaway ladder by cutting ceiling and rafters after inspecting the attic. The job should be done by a professional or an expert amateur carpenter. For a basement workbench, use hardwood such as maple or oak for durability.
Amateur movie fans receive a detailed look at the Rolex 155 Macrozoom Super 8 from Paillard Inc. Laden NJ, touting one inch closeups to infinity via twin dials and an automatic light meter. The unit ships with the Multitrix title adapter and offers pro style dissolves without expertise. Includes technical specs, price of 300 dollars, and notes on use for on location filming. The piece also covers United Airlines fighting stewardess misconduct rulings and a California unemployment decision, plus a line on sea water freezing near 28.5 degrees.
Advice on maintaining cork tiles outlines two installation scenarios. Unsealed tiles need two coats of sealer then wax, using a wax compatible with cork. Factory sealed tiles require only light waxing and optional buffing for high gloss. Locate any manufacturer or retailer literature for specific instructions.
A sequence of newborn announcements lists the births at Webber Hospital for February. Mark Robert Berry at 5 Graham Street Biddeford weighs seven pounds 12 ounces. William Harry Le Gallee at 50 Main Street Biddeford weighs nine pounds 8 ounces. Jolene Exilda Carrier at 17 Spring Street Saco weighs eight pounds unspecified ounces. Mary Louise La Pointe at 27 Scammon Street Saco weighs seven pounds three ounces. Maureen Lisa Bisson at 29 Amherst Street Biddeford weighs seven pounds 6 ounces. Peter Curtis Van Alstine at 6 Scollard Road Old Orchard Beach weighs eight pounds eight ounces. Sheri Darlene Dumont at 5 Horrigan Court Biddeford weighs seven pounds 11 ounces. A daughter born to Bryant of Kennebunkport weighs seven pounds 4.5 ounces. A son to Jacques Boucher at 24B School Street Old Orchard Beach weighs seven pounds 2.5 ounces. Twin sons to Herman Leavitt at Coyne McKay Lane West Kennebunk weigh Dennis Herman six pounds 1 ounce and Scott Albert six pounds 5 ounces. Douglas Roger LaChance at 135 May Street Biddeford weighs eight pounds 3 ounces. Crystal Lynn Hussey at 240 Lincoln Street Saco weighs four pounds 5 ounces.
Classified notice urges selling children’s items through journal ads instead of disposal. Highlights opportunities to place listings, reach buyers, and avoid waste while keeping inventory within local market norms.
Sigma Kappa Iota Sorority met at Marie Gagne’s Ocean Avenue home to discuss fundraising and an Easter donation drive. Caryn Brousseau was chosen to lead a food sale, dues payment was set for the first week in March, and nonpayers face suspension. a yearbook photo for the Oceana is planned Friday.
Members of St Margaret's Ladies' Locality plan a card party Sunday night February 11 at 7 30 in the parish hall. Bridge whist or any card game. Prizes to be awarded. Tickets at the door or from Mrs James Prendergast.
In Sacramento Reagan celebrated his 57th birthday with a surprise party planned by his staff. As candles were blown out a reporter asked if he made a wish and the governor grinned saying yes then urged someone upstairs to check if he is still in the office.
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