Weekly Food Market Guide Highlights Weather Impacts
The guide notes cold southern weather reducing Florida crop yields affecting greens and other vegetables with higher prices. Local winter crops like carrots turnips squash potatoes cabbage and stored produce remain available. California broccoli Texas spinach and sweet potatoes offer value along with bananas citrus cranberries apples and dairy products as weekend buyers plan meals.
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Laine
Florida
California
New England Vignettes By James Calogero
In Boston AP dispatch, New England Vignettes recounts personal acts and small-town events. Joe Ditman, retired Hartford resident, sang Christmas carols to friends for 18 years, while payroll shuttling and a police-assisted drive kept pay records moving. Bells at St. Joseph’s Cathedral return after a five year silence, and The Lynn Item repeats a wordless New Year’s editorial inviting readers to write obituaries or wills.
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James Calogero
Boston
New England
Joe Ditman
Hartford
Conn
Joe
Ditman
Southwick, Mass
Worcester
Springfield
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Harfoord
Holland
St. Joseph's
Lynn, Mass
Daily Evening Item
Mike Porter Leads Seagulls Past Eliot With 67 48 Win
Old Orchard Beach Seagulls win 67 48 at Eliot led by Mike Porter with 24 points. Tomlinson and Bob Eliott added 18 and 16 for Eliot. Butch Ladakakos scored 13 for the Seagulls.
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Old Orchard Beach
Dowd
Peacock
Hirst
Marshal
Porter
Lord
Eenee Horne
Timmons
Eliot
Emery
Eweneeene Gould
McMullen
Pee
Elliott c Steer
F. Goodwin
Aes Warrel
McIntyre
Tomlinson
Walker
Seer
Old Orchard
Liot
Sutherland
Trowell
Chief Knight Seeks More Head Room in Fire Chief Car
Rockland officials discuss vehicle specs for the new fire chief's car. Chief Wesley H. Knight, 6-1, needs ample head clearance to fit comfortably under low silhouette interiors.
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Rockland
Wesley H. Knight
Art Group At Beach Holds Dow Oils Demo
The Old Orchard Beach Art Association met at Jameson School with William Dow of South Portland showing an oil painting Center Hill Mt Blue Weld. Plans set to meet first Tuesday for two months while Ed Mayo teaches a 10 week Adult Education course. February 14 film to be shown. Refreshments by Mrs. Sarah Bridge Graves. Attending were Mrs. Gertrude Eastman, Mrs. Helen Cummings, Miss Ethel Wight, Mrs. Sarah Bridge Graves, Mrs. Frances Dickson, Mrs. Jillian Jakeman and Paul Wight.
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Old Orchard Beach
Gertrude Eastman
Helen Cummings
Ethel Wight
Sarah Bridge Graves
Frances Dickson
Jillian Jakeman
Paul Wight
Shipyard to Lay Off 177 Workers at Portsmouth
KITTERY The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard will lay off 177 employees effective February 10 with notices sent January 10. The National Association of Government Employees criticized the move as farming out work to other firms, noting about 40 machinists affected while skilled tasks shift elsewhere. The yard employs more than 9,000 workers.
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Kittery
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
National Association of Government Employes
Adrien C. Frenette
Varied Speed Skating Program Slated Sunday
A seven race speed skating card will be held at the P F T A Westbrook rink Sunday. Races start at 2 30 p m with senior men 10 laps while older class ages 35 to 90 run three turns. Additional youth events include 15 to 17 eight laps and 13 to 15 five laps, plus juveniles five laps and Peewees two turns and a girls four lap race. Officials are Ray Giroux race director Ray Lajeunesse starter timer Fern Gobeil assistant starter and field judge Barbara Legere registers contestants. Only registered skaters may compete. Public is not ie.
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P.F.T.A
Westbrook
Pop
St. Andre Pfta
Ray Giroux
Ray Lajeunesse
Fern Gobeil
Barbara
Legere
Fire Eater To Wed Fireman In Leeds Circus Romance
Priscilla Birt a 34 year old circus fire eater announces engagement to George Maddocks the circus fireman Despite professional ties she says he attends her act for enjoyment not obligation The note adds the American Bible Society runs the worlds largest Bible reading on Christmas day with over 100 million readers globally
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Leeds
England
Priscilla Birt
George Maddocks
George
Priscilla
American Bible Society
Society
Foss Street WSCS Holds Busy Session
The Foss Street Methodist church WSCS met last night at 6 30 in the vestry with 18 members and one guest. Devotions, year prayers, and Universal Week of Prayer materials were shared as the group planned a missionary meeting for January 17. Gifts to shut ins were noted and Christmas cards from Korea were acknowledged.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
Foss Street Methodist Church
Biddeford
Sylvia Searle
WSCS
Louise Merryman
Sunshine
Maude Moore
S. B. Kang
Korea
Land
June Poirier
Joan Doyle
Bernice Wiggin
Gladys Goodwin
Marion Hutchins
Anne Spencer
Gladys Schwartz
Maudd Moore
Frances Michie
Thelma Orcutt
Blanche Johnson
Gertrude Richards
Beatrice Kalel
Emma Merrill
Marion Spofford
Esther Marr
Leonanoss
Art Workshop Winter Term At The Brick Store Museum
The New Art Center workshop at The Brick Store museum begins a winter term the week of January 15 offering rug braiding rug hooking watercolor and oil painting decorative painting and stenciling with instructors Mrs. Charles H Bowdoin Mrs Annette A Hill Edward Mayo and Mrs James L Piper A ceramics studio workshop is open to those seeking occasional instruction Enrollments are limited and interested students should contact the New Art Center Workshop 4 Dane street Kennebunk.
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New Art Center Workshop
Brick Store Museum
Charles H. Bowdoin
Annette A. Hill
Edward Mayo
James L. Piper
Dane Street
Kennebunk
Portland Youth Sentenced for Driving to Endanger
An 18 year old Portland youth was sentenced to the Men's Reformatory for driving to endanger George Field who had appealed a similar action. The case centers on a past incident in which the youth was involved in a confrontation with Field.
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Portland
George \. Field
Suspect Pleads Guilty After Portland Bus Stop Follow
Field fled through Portland and Westbrook after striking a school stop sign and narrowly missing a school bus with children aboard. Police said officers pursued him through both cities before his guilty plea in Superior Court on Tuesday.
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Ilar
Portland
Westbrook
Field
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