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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1968

Page

7

Qualifiers Named For Junior Bowling Finals At Roll-A-Way Lanes

Dianne Lehoux of Biddeford and Don Camire of Saco led 10 qualifiers in the Old Orchard Beach Jaycees junior boys and girls rolloff at Roll-A-Way Lanes Saturday. Camire won the 12-year-old boys with 490, while Lehoux led the 13-year-old girls with 427. Other division winners include Mike Dorais in 13-year-old boys, Lucille Faucher in 12-year-old girls, Richard Huot in 11-year-old boys, Debbie Hubert in 11-year-old girls, Robert Jean in 10-year-old boys, Patricia Comber in 10-year-old girls, Frank Libby in 9-year-old boys, and Jeanne-Marie Huot in 9-year-old girls. Finals are set for Westbrook on March 16 followed by a banquet.

Old Orchard Beach Jaycees Biddeford Patricia Comber Robert Dianne Lehoux Don Camire Saco Mike Dorais Lucille Faucher Richard Huot Debbie Hubert Hoys Robert Jean Frank Libby Jéanne-Marie Huot Westbrook

Area Athletes Fail To Get Wins In Foul Shooting

Gorham area youths competed in the Maine Sunday Telegram 22nd Annual Foul Shooting Contest with Steve Bennett of Scarborough nabbing the sectional title by sinking 49 of 50 shots at Gorham State College. He advances to the finals in Orono representing southwestern Maine. Other area boys and girls posted scores, with Roland Gagnon 44 and Don Rochfort 42 for local schools, while Rose Galligan 26 of 35 and Lorene Verrill 30 of 35 led girls in Southwestern and Central Maine events respectively.

Gorham Steve Bennett Scarborough Bennett Orono Maine Maine Sunday Telegram Roland Gagnon Thornton Academy Saco Boy Don Rochfort St. Louis Biddeford Frank Ribaudo Roland Dufort Wells Dana Kelley Old Orchard Beach Tim Lyons Kennebunk Southwestern Maine Gorham State College Worthton

Want Ads World Wide Listing Guide

A compact directory of classified want ads showcases global listings. Readers find jobs, housing, services, and items for sale across regions, highlighting local markets and online platforms.

Burns School Sweeps Seagulls In Doubleheader

Burns School swept Old Orchard Beach in an eighth grade 44 31 win and a seventh grade 41 39 double overtime victory. Foran led the eighth grade with 12 points, Tirrell and Davis paced Seagulls with 10 and 11, Paquin topped Burns seventh with 15 as Tirrell scored 17 for Old Orchard.

Burns Old Orchard Beach Foran Saco Tirrell Davis Paquin Gulls Old Orchard Verrill Fitzgerald Lebrun Adams McNabb Roberts S. Burns Keef Stevens Boudreau Brown Tarbox Compagna Haley Emerson Regan Trull Thrill Gagnon Larochelle Vincent Kelly Perkins Duhamel Savoy Granger Desrochers Leybrun

Trackmen Sweep Relay Burden In Portland Meet Victory

Thornton Academy swept the last three relays to defeat Lewiston and Westbrook in Portland as Daveane claimed dual wins in the senior 40 and 300. Welch contributed in multiple events, including a relay win, with TA securing nine firsts overall in the schoolboy meet at Expo.

Portland Thornton Academy Lewiston Westbrook Dave Ane Tommy Welch Welch Thornton Cousens Poisson Cloutier Lajoie Wilson Allen Polackwich Sneider Ashton Peters Whitten Harmon Bryant Cyr Caouette Johnson Dutremble

Bruins Lose Orr For Playoff Bid In Six Weeks

Boston Bruins must chase a playoff berth without Bobby Orr after he undergoes knee surgery. Orr will be out four to five weeks, as Boston fights to stay in the race following a 3-3 tie with the St. Louis Blues. Coach Sinden and GM Schmidt stressed Orr’s value and hoped for a return before season’s end despite the injury.

Boston Boston Bruins Bobby Orr Orr Bruins Chicago St. Louis Blues Newton-Wellesley Hospital Montreal Milt Schmidt St. Louis Detroit Easil Schmidt Ronald Adams Toronto Bobby Harry Sinden Ted Green Johnny Bueyk Blues Larry Keenan Fred Stanfield

Burns Old Orchard results and officials listed

The record records Burns Old Orchard with scores 11 24 28 35 37 39 and final 39 to 39. Officials noted are McNabb and Bowie with timing at 46 seconds.

Burns Old Orchard McNabb Bowie

Track meet results across events at Lewiston and peers

In a multi event meet, Polackwich and Parker high scorers with times 136.8 and 1:23.6 in 600 and 660 yard races. Pelletier led 1000 yards for Lincoln with 2:39.7, Barbour won high jump at 5 ft 8 in, junior and intermediate relays cited with Thornton Academy and Lewiston disqualification noted. Senior relays won by Thornton with 2:19.2.

Polackwich Wilson Landry Harris Chase Poirier Graham Robeson Pike Pelletier Blunt Bolduc Marcoux Barbour Provencher Welch Dumais

Weiskopf Wins San Diego Open and Heads to Phoenix

Tom Weiskopf, 25, from Bedford Ohio, captured the $150000 Andy Williams San Diego Open, the tournament's third richest this year. He finished 15 under par 273 after a dramatic 25 foot final hole putt, beating Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer and Bill Casper. He heads to the $100000 Phoenix Open with a $30000 winnings. Al Geiberger finished second at 274.

San Diego Calif Tom Weiskopf Bedford Ohio Weiskopf Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer Bill Casper Torrey Pines al Geiberger

Weiskopf Captures Victory In Palm Springs Shootout

Tom Weiskopf, a 6 foot 3 inch Ohio State product, led after 63 holes and clinched the win in a dramatic finish. Ray Floyd shot 67 final round to finish 275 for $11,260, while Bob Lunn placed fourth at 276 for $7,500 and Nicklaus was fifth at 277. Jack Nicklaus earned $6,450 for second with a 274 total and $18,000 prize.

Bob Lunn Sacramento Calif Nicklaus Weiskopf Palm Springs San Diego Ohio State University Woody Hayes Woody Ohio State Tom Geiberger Tom Swift Floyd Jack al Geiberger Ray Floyd

Illinois Lass Returns With Two Silver Medals

Dianne Holum, a 16-year-old from Northbrook, Illinois, earned two silvers at Grenoble affecting her 1000 and 500 meter events while resting before the 3000. She praised Princess Beatrix’s advice and celebrated with a party after noting she’s overcome a bout of flu.

Grenoble France Dianne Holum Dianne Northbrook Ill George Howie America Howie Carolina Geijssen Holland Ludmila Titova Russia Carolina

Rug Hooking Demonstrated In Ogunquit

Ogunquit Woman's Club held a rug hooking demonstration for 20 members and a guest at the Ogunquit Baptist Church vestry. Betty Mayo showed patterns and rugs while recounting the tale of Mr. Frost of Biddeford who popularized stencil rugs. The next meeting on February 21 will feature Rev. Fred B. Holmberg of Kennebunk with Alaska as the topic.

Ogunquit Ogunquit Baptist Church Shore Road Betty Mayo Doris Field Carl W. Perkins William W. Gibbs Everett W. Lord N. Hobbs Knight John H. Lord John P. Williams Fred B. Holmberg Kennebunk Alaska Harold S. Fellman

Teacher Beats Kids In Indoor Two Mile Race

In Los Angeles 30 year old teacher George Young ran two miles in 8 31 8 beating his young rivals including Tracy Smith and Kerry O'Brien with Smith and O'Brien close behind. Clarke faded to fourth as Pearce set early pace. Other events included Jim Ryan 4 03 4 in East Lansing and Karl McCullouch winning the 60 yard hurdles at 6 9.

George Young Young Los Angeles Ron Clarke Kerry Pearce Texas el Paso Clarke Tracy Smith Kerry O'Brien Casa Grande Ariz Smith O'Brien Pearce Jim Ryan East Lansing New York Karl McCullouch Southern California Willie Davenport Leon Coleman Lee Evans San Jose State Valentin Gavrilo Russia Ed Caruthers Ralph Doubell Jim Kemp Tim Danielson George Woods Villanova Baltimore Ervn Hall

Giant tortoise land speed cited at five yards a minute

A measure notes that the maximum pace of a giant tortoise reaches about five yards per minute. This fact highlights the animal's slow movement compared to other creatures and serves as a curious benchmark in natural history discussions.

Wells Church Groups Meet Tonight and Week Ahead

Wells The Bell Ringers from the South Portland Training Center will present a program at tonight's Wells Congo Church Women meeting at 7 45 p m in the Second Church parish house. Wells Grange meets Wednesday at 8 p m in the Grange hall. Ocean Lodge A F and A M meets Wednesday at 8 p m in High Vie Masonic Hall. A special lodge meeting is set for March 6 at 7 30 p m for the Fellow Craft degree. Wells Junior High girls and boys basketball meet after school, both undefeated, with the boys receiving handicaps. Cincinnati coach George Clemens, 38, will join Harvard as defensive line coach, replacing the fired Jim Miller. Atlantic Coast sports notes: Dartmouth wins Winter Carnival Ski Cup with 394 2 points, followed by Middlebury 372 6 Harvard 353 4 Williams 353 Vermont 352 St Lawrence 349 1 New Hampshire 332 1.

South Portland Wells Congo Wells Congregational Church Second Church Wells Grange Grange Sanford Road Ocean Lodge A.F A.M Highvie Masonic Hall Sanford and Wells Wells Junior High Hanover N.H Dartmouth Big Green Middlebury Harvard Williams Vermont St. Lawrence New Hampshire

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