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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1959

Page

8

Local Names in The News Featured Biddeford and Old Orchard guests

Local names report visits across towns from Medford to Hills Beach with ties to Gilpatric Grant and Hatch. boxing champion Ted Drew defeats Frankie Erne in Old Orchard Beach main bout. ten years ago notes list Lions club president election and Biddeford vacationers.

Clara Howe P. W. Abbott Frank Kingman Medford Mass Edgar Gilpatric Hills Beach Percy Milliken Harry Rankin Biddeford Harold Grant Sudbury Gordon Mansfield Toronto Canada A. W. MacLeod Longwood Avenue Old Orchard Beach William Herron Rochester N. H Walter E. Hatch Wells Ted “Kid Drew Maine Frankie Erne Boston Palace Ballroom Omer Binette Foss Street Oakland Calif Albert Desrosiers Francis Dow Kennebunk-Kennebunkport Lions Club David Burley Quimby Street St. Anne de Beaupre Harold Thomas S. Mary Street John F. Lane Stone Street Rangely Lake Winford E. Farr Ocean Avenue Rockland North George Emmons Kennebunkport

Local ads list services and notices across trades

Two patients a man and a woman advertise good meals and reasonable rates with phone numbers. Venetian blinds offered in multiple sizes with a second number. Second hand golf clubs for rentals, call Orchard Country Club 9 to 12. A large field of standing hay and a cash for furniture and tools post. Legal notice that McArthur Library closes for two weeks from July 4 to July 20 with automatic book extensions. Dane Yorke.

Old Orchard Country Club

Spartacus film’s wacky set moods drama and delays

Hollywood reports on the Spartacus production as Tony Curtis recites poetry before a jazz backdrop in a campfire scene with enslaved extras. Director and cast notes hint at a nine million budget, long shoot across seasons, and a focus on strong storytelling despite chaotic schedules.

Bob Thomas Hollywood Calif Tony Curtis Laur Lence Olivier Charles Laughton Bi “Spartacus

NEA Study Urges Schools to Tackle Delinquency

ST LOUIS MO public schools are the best place to fight juvenile delinquency said Dr William C Kvaraceus NEA delinquency study director He warned the battle will be long and costly calling for early detection of at risk students special classes and trained teachers to handle emotionally disturbed youth The NEA convention will hear more on the findings and a racial integration resolution at Cleveland was easing into a softly worded tone for Friday vote.

ST. Louis William C. Kvaraceus National Education Assn Kvaraceus NEA Tren Cleveland

Congress to limit highway speed on holiday weekends

A House debate centers on a resolution urging a 50 mph speed limit on highways during holiday weekends for all motor vehicles except emergency ones. It calls for vehicle inspections to ensure safe operating condition and asks the President to urge governors to cooperate. Proponents say the rule could reduce deaths and injuries and reflect common sense ahead of Memorial Day. The dialogue includes an endorsement from Adrian H. Scoltten of Portland Maine.

Congress of the United States Congress House of Representatives Sena United States Rogers Speaker Adrian H. Scoltten M. D Portland Maine

Poem Reflects On Strength Versus Meekness

A fragmentary verse ponders modern vigor over meek virtue. It contrasts aggressive action with the idea of meekness inheriting earth, suggesting cynics scoff at gentler paths while the speaker echoes a long cherished precept.

City Council Continues Eminent Domain Battle

Dorothy Huff quotes on power of reason as City Council debates land purchase for a new school site. Following a land buy, officials must decide the type of school to build, with the Board of Education seeking a high school. The council also approves a three quarter ton truck for the fire department, replacing a 1951 surplus truck.

de Goodrich Akron Ohio Board of Education Fire Department

Nixon Lacking Support For Presidency in 1960

President Eisenhower again declines to say if Nixon should be the 1960 Republican running mate. The piece notes Nixon faces mixed support, as Rockefeller rises, and Eisenhower’s reluctance could hurt Nixon while insiders see Nixon pressing to secure the nomination by next summer.

Nixon Washington Eisenhower Richard M. Nixon Earl Mazo Richard Nixon New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Rockefeller New Hampshire Mazo Herbert Hoover Maze Hepative Ican

City Grants Utilities Bond and Birch Street Lease

The city plans a three year utility project funded by a $150,000 bond authorized by City Solicitor Albert W. Cookson. J Joseph Parish secures a new three year lease on the Birch Street School for one dollar annually.

Albert W. Cookson J. Joseph Parish Birch Street

Party Battles in Calif Prominent Names Mentioned

In California a party battle involves Marlene Hyde and Margaret Mackenzie both 25 from Los Angeles along with Bill Whitley of Denver and Roy Turner of Ventura. It was described as hard slow tedious work by Herron though Christine called it wonderful and expressed a wish to do it again.

Calif Marlene Hyde Margaret Mackenzie Los Angeles Bill Whitley Denver Roy Turner Ventura Herron Christine

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