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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1959
Page
7
The Horse Thief Basin is a city recreation division within the Phoenix Parks and Town section, located in Phoenix, Arizona, about 92 miles from the downtown area. The passage describes its administrative placement as part of the Phoenix Parks and Town department.
The Associated Press provides current standings with New York, Cleveland, Washington, Boston, and Baltimore, plus upcoming (N) and (ppd) notes. Friday results include Kansas City over Baltimore, Cleveland over New York, Detroit over Washington, and Boston at Chicago postponed. additional Saturday games list New York versus Detroit and Baltimore at Chicago among others.
In a late four part Biddeford Saco Journal series editor notes the 1865 York County wheelmen measured Biddeford to Portland at 16 miles using Route 7. They cite road quality, side routes to Old Orchard, and call for better road construction and maintenance as essential for state prosperity.
Summary of top American League and National League leaders by at bats hits runs RBI doubles triples home runs and stolen bases. Notable figures include Kuenn Detroit Aaron Milwaukee Mathews Milwaukee Banks Chicago Killebrew Washington Colavito Cleveland and Cepeda San Francisco along with pitching standouts McLish Cleveland Face Pittsburgh and Drysdale Los Angeles.
Memorial field director George Wells released the summer basketball schedule. The lineup includes Roy and Perreault, McKenney and Heard, Lions, and Pepsi-Cola in a series of July 27 through August 14 games with multiple pairings and matchups listed.
A Memphis shopper enters a music shop seeking a guitar string and, after questioning, chooses an acoustic string. The proprietor jokes about the string’s suitability, noting the woman’s odd remark that she wants it to slice cheese, not necessarily fit a guitar.
New York television commentator Edward R. Morrow has applied for a commission in the U S Navy Reserve to serve in the public information field. If granted, he would hold the rank of commander. Murrow, 51, is on leave from CBS and plans two TV documentaries next year while remaining on Small World.
Fr Tanguay named new chaplain for the Biddeford Council Knights of Columbus after Rev Kevin Kidd resigns to be away next year. A July 30 meeting with St Andrews home auxiliary is set to discuss a six point program while August events and blood donation for Maurice Couture are noted.
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