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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1968
Page
11
A collage of light anecdotes and stats from HAL Boyle listing oddities and curiosities. Notes range from wool turning into food proteins in New Zealand to the vast U.S. pet population and comical observations on manners, travel, fashion, safety, and household tips.
In Brief reports that over 1,000 British teachers applied to fill 10 to 20 vacancies in California. Drexel scientists build a $69,000 steel garbage can for sanitary water studies, while New England Telephone handles about 22 million calls per business day, up 8.1 percent. In Gaffney ice and snow close schools for a week, a mother warns she may burn her PTA card over reopening.
London shoppers face higher prices as Britain endures two months of devaluation with cautious relief. Despite bargains and strong Christmas sales at Selfridges, many Britons fear further price hikes as austerity bites deepen. Tourists find cheaper sterling abroad, while entertainers like Tom Jones command large contracts still valued in pounds.
Gorham State College seniors receive teaching assignments for Jan 30 through March 22 across central and southern Maine. Listed students include Biddeford’s Herbert Redson to Biddeford High and Saco’s Burns Junior High, Louis Cassesso to Old Orchard Beach, John LaFond to Saco, and others to Hollis Bonny Eagle High, Kennebunk Park Street and Cousens schools, Kennebunkport Junior High, and Kennebunk High School.
Kennebunk Public Health Association held its annual meeting at 10 Storer St. with President Mrs. Theodore O. Kingsbury presiding. Officers elected include President Mrs. John Christensen Vice President Dr. Ross Wyman Secretary Mrs. Alexander Burr Jr. Treasurer John Cummings. Various committees and directors for three, two and one years were named along with associate members.
Ruth Wolenski of Kennebunkport is associated with Wells Elementary School and Wells High School in Sanford and Wells. Roland Cote and Thomas Gou let are connected to Sanford. The sweet bay magnolia is evergreen in Florida and deciduous in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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