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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1975
Page
16
The piece traces colonial education as religion heavy and class bound. Schools served the upper and middle classes while poor children seldom attended, with literacy often learned at home or in trades settings. It notes the New England Primer and the shift toward secular study after 1700, yet education remained aimed at community leadership and clergy.
Several divorces were granted in Saco District Court on cruelty grounds. Names include Jay A Nedeau and Sharon A Nedeau. Adair A Adams and David W Adams. Elaine D Tarbox and Arthur M Tarbox Jr. Custody rulings varied with child support orders ranging from 7.50 to 175 per month. Barbara A Greenwood received custody of four children with Edward R Greenwood ordered to pay 12.50 per week per child.
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