Kiwanis Club Views Travel Film at Beach
Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis Club met at the American Legion Hall to view color films titled Wonderful World depicting a trip around the world. Robert McConnell chaired. Adelbert Jakeman Jr presided. Brigadier Ted Russell gave the invocation. Parking meters for the Charity Fund project have operated this past week. Wayne Lago of St Francis College will speak next.
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Old Orchard Beach
Kiwanis Club
American Legion Hall
Robert McConnell
Adelbert Jakeman Jr
Ted Russell
Wayne Lago
St.rancis College
Saco to Participate in Traffic Inventory
AUGUSTA AP Milton F Huntington executive secretary of the Maine Highway Safety Committee will be state coordinator for the National Safety Council annual traffic inventory succeeding Capt. Roger Baker of the State Police. The inventory compares Maine highway safety with other states with Lewiston South Portland and Saco listed as participating cities.
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Augusta
Milton F. Huntington
Maine Highway Safety Committee
National Safety Council
Roger Baker
Maine
Lewiston
South Portland
Saco
Biddeford Men In Hootenanny Group
Two Biddeford college seniors will join an outdoor hootenanny Friday at 7 p m in the Brown Motors parking lot Portland sponsored by the firm. Host Rielly of the University of Maine strums guitar and John Perrault of Providence College plays banjo and guitar. They are members of the Nonesuch River Singers who won 100 dollars first prize at a Meredith New Hampshire open folk contest last weekend.
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Portland
Biddeford College
Brown Motors, Incc
Forest Ave
Dartmouth St
Host Rielly
University of Maine
John Perrault
Providence
R. I
Nonesuch River Singers
Meredith
N. H
Larry Green Named To Happy Day Staff
Larry Green of Saco and Camp Happy Day graduate was appointed a counsellor in training at a staff meeting and will start duties under Counsellors David Webb Paul Bellevance and Bruce Shaffer. A Thorn ton Academy student with athletics background and Junior Life Saving Test achievement, he is the son of Mr and Mrs Fred Green of King.
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Old Orchard Beach
Larry Green
Saco
David Webb
Paul Bellevance
Bruce Shaffer
Green
Thornton Academy
Happy Day
Fred Green
King
US shaving mug patents from 1860 to 1940 noted
The United States led the shaving mug trade with the first patent granted to Thomas E. Hughes of Birmingham, Pennsylvania in 1860. Over an 80 year span ending in 1940, 94 US patents were issued for shaving mugs reflecting a barber shop culture unique to the country.
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United States
Thomas E. Hughes
Birmingham
Street Saco street owner of the Green Shoe Stores in Biddeford
A fragment noting ownership of the Green Shoe Stores in Biddeford by an individual from Street, Saco. The text is incomplete, with no clear date, event, or full name to establish a broader news item or outcome.
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Saco
Biddeford
Parents Of Quintuplets Expect Child
Aberdeen Iowa story reports Mr and Mrs Andrew Fischer expect another child around the quintuplets first birthday Sept 14. The Fischers, parents of America s only quintuplets four girls and a boy, live in a rented home while a new 20 room house and 800 acre farm are built. They plan to enter cattle business while Fischer still works at a wholesale grocery firm.
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Aberdeen
Andrew Fischer
America
Fischer
Aberdeen American News
Fischers
Showers Sweep Midwest Area
Thunderstorms and showers hit Midwest regions east of the Rockies as a belt of severe weather moved across the nation. Nebraska North Platte saw winds up to 81 mph and heavy rain while Lower Michigan northern Indiana and northeastern Illinois reported the heaviest rainfall. Temperature spikes reached 110 in the Southwest and 100 plus in south central areas. Early temps ranged from the low 50s in northern Maine to 95 in Las Vegas Nevada. Portland Airport manager Daniel F. Ginty, 43, resigns effective July 31 to lead Greater Wilmington Airport in Delaware. he is a Beverly Massachusetts native and former airport manager there.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Midwest
North Platte
Neb
Lower
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Nebraska
Ohio Valley
Appalachian
Plateau States
Maine
Las Vegas
Nev
Portland
Daniel F. Ginty
Portland Municipal
Wilmington
Del
Ginty
Beverly
Mass
Boston Pitching Is Big Problem
AP report notes Boston Red Sox pitching struggles as they head into the second half, ranking 19th in team ERA at 4.65 and facing a projected under 20 complete games. The bullpen, led by Dick Radatz, cushions failures but overall mound work limits wins.
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Boston
Johnny Pesky
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Detroit
Washington
Kansas City
Earl Wilson
Jack Lamabe
Dave Morehead
Los Angeles Angels
Chicago Cubs
Dick Radatz
Pesky
Radatz
Baseball Standings and All-Star Results Report
National League and American League standings shown with teams and records. All-Star games reveal National League 17 to American League 4, with upcoming matchups listed including Chicago at Los Angeles and Minnesota at Kansas City among others.
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Associated Press
L. Pe
Baltimore
Chicago
New York
Minnesota
Detroit
Boston
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Kansas City
Washington
W. L. Pet. G.B. Philadelphia
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Houston
Philadelphia
Down East Lobster Bakes Set At Wells
Starting July 15 the Wells Chamber of Commerce will sponsor weekly Down East lobster and clam bakes each Wednesday from 5 to 7 p m at the Moody Beach parking lot. Charles MacDonald Jr of Chick Catering Service will head the event offering lobster clams corn on the cob rolls butter beverages and dessert. If rain interrupts Wednesday the bake will shift to Thursday as announced by the Chamber for summer vacationers.
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WELLS
Wells Chamber of Commerce
Moody Beach
Charles MacDonald Jr
Chick Catering Service
Chamber of Commerce
Lavenian
Kennedy to Transfer Hospitals for Back Injury
Senator Edward M Kennedy will be moved from Cooley Dickinson Hospital to New England Baptist Hospital in Boston on Thursday. The 32 year old Democrat is recovering from a broken back suffered in a July 19 private plane crash that killed two others. A Boston move aims to place him on a Foster orthopaedic bed with a Stryker frame and bring him closer to family.
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Northampton
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
I New England Baptist
Boston
Massachusetts
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Thomas Fee
Kennedy
Westover Air Force Base
Boston Hospital
Sen. Kennedy
New England Baptist Hospital
Bosston
Squaw Island
Cape Cod
Softball Standings and Third Round Schedule for Biddeford-Saco League
The Biddeford-Saco Softball League standings show Allied Shoe at .846 with 2 losses, Merchants Express at .769 with 3 losses, Jack's A & W at .714, AFL-CIO at .714, Rochambeau Club at .429, Saco Tanning at .231, Old Orchard Mets at .111, and Lyn-Flex Jets at .143. The third round schedule spans July 13 to August 5 with multiple games listed at Memorial and West Memorial venues, featuring Jack's A & W, Merchants Express, Old Orchard, Rochambeau Club, Allied Shoe, AFL-CIO, Saco Tanning, and Lyn-Flex.
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Biddeford-Saco
W. LL. Pet
Allied Shoell
Merchants Express
Jack's A & W
Afl-Cio
Rochambeau Club
Saco Tanning
Old Orchard Mets
Lyn-Flex Jets
Memorial
Jack’s A & W
West Memorial
Old Orchard
Allied Shoe
West Mea Saco Tanning
Lyn
Orchard
Saco
Saco Tanning. Thursday, July 16 At West Me— Lyn-Flex
Jack's A
Memoriial
Lyn- Flex
Jack's A and W
Saco Taney Old Orchard
Lyn-Flex
Jack’s
Rochambeau
Old
Memorail
Cremate Express
Allied
Noella Boutin Weds Biddeford Man at St. Andre’s
St Andre’s Church hosted the wedding of Noella Boutin daughter of Fred L Boutin and Mrs. Boutin of 61 Summer St Biddeford to Richard P K Michaud son of Mr and Mrs Patrick Michaud of 219 Hill St Biddeford. Rt Rev Msgr Aime Giguere officiated. The couple will reside at 41 Middle St Biddeford after a reception at AMVETS Hall. Noella is a Fairchild Semiconductor employee. Richard is Pepperell Mfg Co employee. The wedding party included Rachel Michaud Debora Journell Linda Laverriere and Doris Journell among others.
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St. Andre's Church
Noella Boutin
Alfred L. Boutin
Summer St
Biddeford
Richard P. K.michaud
Patrick Michaud
Hill St
Aime Giguere
Doris Journell
New Britain
Debora Journell
Linda Laverriere
Donald Aes
Ralph Boutin
Amvets Hall
Rachel Boutin
Police Chief At Gorham Resigns
Gorham seeks a new police chief after Stephen K. Wentworth resigned after just over three months in the post. Wentworth submitted his letter Tuesday saying he wants to leave police work and that his dealings with town officials had been very satisfactory.
All Stars Matchups Highlight Maine Lunar Sports Schedule
In Biddeford and South Portland the Biddeford Saco League All Stars face South Ortland League All Stars on Sunday July 19 in Biddeford and Sunday July 26 in South Portland. Western Maine All Stars meet Eddie Feigner King and his Court on Sunday August 2 at South Portland.
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Merchants Express
Biddeford
South Portland
Western ‘Maine All-Stars
Eddie Feigner
King
Ogunquit Church Offers Four Sunday Worship Services
Ogunquit Methodist Church announces four complete worship services each Sunday with an 8 15 a m service for summer guests and year round residents an abbreviated morning service with communion and two regular services at 9 30 a m and 11 a m Rev Thomas R Merrill preaches at 11 a m and Rev Eugene Yu Chi Teng leads 9 30 a m service A Thursday evening 8 p m Sunday Morning Type service is available for those unable to attend morning worships.
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Ogunquit
Thomas R. Merrill
Eugene Yu-Chi Teng
Employment claims decline in area shown for week
At the Biddeford Maine Employment Security Commission office 501 claims were filed last week down from 483 in the same period last year The week before last recorded 515 claims versus 521 a year ago Manager Peencis 4 Coughlin reported this update.
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Biddeford
Maine Employment Security Commission
Sy Ag
Peencis
Coughlin
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Kennebunk
Raymond Urbain Lambert
Saywood Street
Judith Lee
Lee
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Midwest Area
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Gibson
Warren’s Furniture Co
Biddeford, Maine
Edward Kennedy
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Gorham
Wilfrid J. Fortier
Howe
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