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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1959

Page

8

Two Kennebunk Homes Listed for Quick Sale

A 13 500 ranch house on Intervale Road offers 5 rooms 2 years old fireplace wall to wall carpeting large garage 7 ft cellar and modern heating priced down from 15 000 to attract buyers Call Downing Marier Inc at 31 Main Street Kennebunk Maine or dial YU 5 2766 for more listings A 6 500 112 story home on Cat Mousam Road has 5 rooms bath big lot and low taxes Located for viewing through the same agency assistant contact.

Intervale Road Kennebunk Cat Mousam Road Downing, Marier, Inc Main St Maine Dial YU Incomy West Kennebunk Summer Street John G. Smith Dial Kennebunk Port WO

Rest home prospects and used goods offered in ads

A Classified page lists a licensed rest home with meals at reasonable rates and contact numbers, plus a used electric range for sale and cash payments for furniture and tools. The page also contains a legal notice that several individuals have applied to take the Maine Bar Exam in Portland on August 5, 1959, with Bradford H. Hutchins as secretary.

George S. Hutchins, Jr Cape Neddick Harry B. Wood Cornish Lawrence F. Peters, Jr Kittery Roger N. Fortier Old Orchard Beach County of York State of Maine Maine Board of Bar Examiners Portland Maine Bradford H. Hutchins Waterville Saco Kinney Shores Albert A. Cabana

Textile Magnate Urges Limiting State Taxes on Interstate Trade

Benjamin O. Johnson of Spartanburg chairing the American Cotton Manufacturers Institute Tax Committee urged the Senate Finance Committee to curb state income taxes on firms operating across state lines. He cited court rulings supporting state taxation as causing burden and confusion for textile companies with multi state operations. Johnson called for legislation exempting firms from state income tax when their only foreign activity is sales solicitation by agents and no physical presence exists.

Washington Senate Finance Committee Benjamin O. Johnson Spartanburg S. C Johnson Spartan Mills American Cotton Manufacturers Institute

Bicycling Routes and Wheelmen Lodging in 1895

The guide notes keep off sidewalks on through routes and list hotel rates from $1 to $2 for wheelmen visiting Biddeford and surrounding towns. It highlights the Biddeford Bicycle Club at Main Street and Kennebunkport as a fashionable diversion. Old Orchard, Dover, and Berwick sights attract riders with numerous hotels and surf facilities.

Thacher Bicycle Club Biddeford York County Main Street Kennebunk Mousam House Matthews Wells Var Rochester N. H Milton Mills

Dance Legalized in Jamestown After Ban Repeal

Jamestown authorities lifted a long standing prohibition on dancing. On Monday night the City Council repealed the 1920s ban tied to the jazz era. The move ends years of restrictions affecting social dancing in public venues.

Jamestown N. Y

Nixon Visit to Russia Won't Solve Much

Vice President Nixon's Soviet tour and interview with Premier Khrushchev are unlikely to yield solutions. Nixon carries no special Eisenhower mandate and cannot lock a summit. Khrushchev may press concessions to seek a Nixon-Eisenhower meeting, while Berlin remains the central issue.

Washngton Richard M. Nixon Sovet Union Premer Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Nixon Eisenhower United States Berlin Andrei Gromyko Geneva Gromyko Christian A. Herter Britain France Turkey

Car Strikes Pole in Kennebunkport

A 1957 model car driven by Stuart Flavin Jr. headed north on Route 9 in Kennebunkport crossed the road and struck a utility pole, breaking it in two. The car tipped onto its side in a ditch with Flavin and passenger John Spurr treated for minor injuries at Webber Hospital. The vehicle was totaled and the crash is under investigation by Officer Raymond Nash.

Stuart Flavin Alfred Street Biddeford Kennebunkport Flavin John Spurr Sylvan Road Reading Mass Goose Rocks Webber Hospital William Mahaney Raymond Nash

World Briefs continued from Page One

Six policemen and a civilian were hurt by stones and 26 persons were arrested.

Thousand Islands tour boat strikes shoal in St Lawrence River

GANANOQUE Ont AP a tour boat carrying about forty American and Canadian tourists ran aground on a shoal in the St Lawrence River Monday night water poured in to a depth of three feet all passengers were removed safely by rescuers and no injuries were reported

Gananoque, Ont Thousand Islands Tour St. Lawrence River

Sydney Gum Tree Crushes Couple In Storm On Outskirts

A 60 foot tall gum tree uprooted by a storm toppled onto a wooden house on Sydney's outskirts early today, crushing a sleeping couple to death. The tree measured about 14 feet in girth.

Sydney Australia

Mexico City caps ads with two minute limit on radio TV

Mexico City officials rule commercials on radio and television may not exceed two minutes and must be followed by a musical number or other non promotional content. The measure aims to reduce overt advertising in broadcast programming and to insert a non publicity break after each advertisement.

Mexico City Government Telecommunications Office

Colombo Port Strike Hits Colombo After 26 Days

Colombo Ceylon port workers end a 26 day strike after disruptions to cargo handling. Officials and union leaders negotiated through the week, with shipments resuming as crews returned to docks and the harbor slowly reopened.

Colombo Ceylon

Vast Earth Sees Extreme Rainfall Deficit Across Regions

A striking geographic fact notes ten million square miles receive under ten inches of rain annually. The underscored drought zone spans multiple continents, affecting ecosystems, agriculture, and water planning as climate variability persists.

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