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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1968

Page

4

Head Start Program Opens at Saco Fairfield School

Head Start begins at Fairfield School Saco with 60 children from Saco and Old Orchard Beach. Teachers include Barbara Frost Paula Baker Jane Baker. aides Donna Cressey Alice Martineau Doris Keene. Volunteers from parents and youth aid in activities and trips planned to police station fire station supermarket dairy farm and library.

Saco Old Orchard Beach Fairfield School Barbara Frost Paula Baker Jane Baker Donna Cressey Alice Martineau Doris Keene L. N. Hansen Bernice Nadeau Robert Stone Diane Cloutier Arlene Nadeau Everett Stone Joan Cabana Pauline Monroe Susan Frost Linda Hebert Leif Gustafson Biddeford Center Kennedy School Westtreet Biddeford Maurice Ross Dutremble

Community Fourth events and headlines from Maine and Georgia

Old Orchard Beach MRS and Miniwanca Star Club host a public baked bean supper at Robinson Memorial Hall with Mrs. Lucille Mooers as chairman. Ocean Park Extension holds a cooked food and candy sale at Porter Hall with a luncheon under Mrs. Isabelle Wilbur. A color guard marchs in Ocean Park Parade led by Richard Doe. In Miami, police log Fourth of July cracker explosions, including a cracker tossed into a captain’s office. In Atlanta, three children run a soft drink stand. a customer jokes that beer belongs back in their mother’s refrigerator.

Robinson Memorial Hall West Grand Avenue Miniwanca Star Club Lucille Mooers Ocean Park Porter Hall Temple Avenue Isabelle Wilbur C. Fayette Staples Post American Legion First District Richard Doe Paul Remillard Clinton Presley Ae Violette David Presy Atlanta

Beach Campers Celebrate Fourth Of July at Happy Day Camp

OLD ORCHARD BEACH The 16th Independence Day program directed by William Earle opened with a morning prayer and Flag Salute. Happy Day Trumpeters Paul Gaudreau Marty Murphy and Michael Coombs performed solo and duet pieces including America the Beautiful and Winchester Cathedral. A camp of 50 boys joined the trio for an encore Hymn. A parade at Ocean Park preceded a cookout supervised by Head Chef Jim Robert with helpers. The event ended with water front games and Taps.

Old Orchard Beach William Earle Earlé Paul Gaudreau Marty Murphy Michael Coombs America Winchester Cathedral Ocean Park Jim Robert Kevin Robert Steve Goulet Alan Hill David Rotthoff Jim Sears Sandy Lord Lynn Happy Day Earle

Derailed Maine Central freight cars cleared. no injuries

Maine railroad workers planned to remove seven cars and four engines from a derailed Maine Central freight train near Westbrook after a switch fault caused the incident late Thursday. The 26-car train, en route from St. Johnsbury to Rigby, had no injuries reported.

Associated Press Westbrook Maine Central Railroad Rigby St. Johnsbury

Used Trucks Are Listed in Section 12 of Want Ads

A local newspaper page item notes that used trucks are listed in section 12 of the want ads. The listing highlights several makes and models with varying prices and condition notes.

Former Beach Man Assumes New York Post

James P. Hambelton of Old Orchard Beach Maine was elected vice president of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co New York City with June 17 start. A Maine native and 1958 University of Maine magna cum laude graduate, he overseest marketing and advertising while bringing decades in financial journalism and banking.

New York City James P. Hambelton Maine Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co United States Hambelton John Hambelton Old Orchard Beach University of Maine Hamberton Wall Street Journal The New York Herald Tribune Business Week Ane Europe Rio de Janeiro Brazil International Monetary Fund

Bridge Play At Briggs Home Sees Multiple Winners

Sea Stars duplicate bridge last night at the Briggs home Lawn Avenue featured players including Dane Johnson Sumner Bernstein Herbert Bean James Moutsatsos Mary Wilbur Carleton Davis A Elowitch Edrice Bates Oscar Paradis Richard Shorey Robert Whelan Paul Chadbourne William Haase and Donald Weld. Winners were North and South Johnson first Bernstein second Bean and Moutsatsos third Wilbur and Davis fourth East and West Pecoraro and Dionne first Dow second Fee teau Patterson third and Warren fourth. Next event set for Thursday at 7 30 p m Master Points format. A closing note mentions a sick dolphin needing intervention to avoid death.

Old Orchard Beach Sea Stars Donald Briggs Lawn Avenue Dane Johnson Sumner Bernstein Herbert Bean James Moutsatsos Mary Wilbur Carleton Davis A. Elowitch Edrice Bates Oscar Paradis Richard Shorey Robert Whelan Paul Chadbourne William Haase Donald Weld Eugene Pecoraro Charles Dionne G. L. Dow Alice Fecteau Fred Patterson James Warren Ivan Aranovitch Angie Hickey Dora Paulhus Gertrude Leonard Lottie Haas Hiram Morton Marjorie Margiloff Avis Briggs North and South

Kennebunkport Exhibit Showcases Town History

Kennebunkport Historical Society will present a two day exhibit July 10 and 11 from 2 to 4 30 and 7 to 9 p m at North Street detailing the town churches schools shipbuilding lobster industry and Arundel Point development with curator Mrs Adelaide Day in charge Public viewing continues Tuesdays and Fridays 2 to 4 30 p m through July and August The society preserves old local papers from Alexander Brooks of the York County Coast Star.

Kennebunkport Seashore Co Arundel Point Adelaide Day Day Alexander Brooks York County

Brazil Produces Over Three Billion Bags Of Coffee Annually

Brazil's annual coffee output surpasses three billion bags, dominating world production and shaping global markets. The vast harvest underscores Brazil's key role in the international coffee trade and farm-sector economy.

Brazil

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