Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Biddeford Saco Journal in Biddeford, Maine

We have 914,015 pages in Maine

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1968

Page

5

St Francis Graduation Exercises Held at St Francis College

Commencement at St Francis College Biddeford featured Erwin D Canham editor of the Christian Science Monitor as guest speaker. The graduating class includes David Rieta Milton Mass Donald Armagnac New Milford Mass Paul Bailey Gates Biddeford Thomas Barrett East Brantree Mass Gerard Beaupre Biddeford Roger Berthiaume Biddeford and many others from New England and New York with faculty and guests attending.

St. Francis College Pool Road Biddeford Erwin D. Canham The Christian Science Monitor David Rieta Milton Mass Donald Armagnac New Milford Paul Bailey-Gates Thomas Barrett East Brantree Gerard Beaupre Roger Berthiaume Ronald Berube Fall River James Biergle Norwich Conn Gerard Bisson Edmund Bodkin Stonybrook N.Y Ferdinand Cavalier West Hartford John Cavanagh Huntington Joann Charron Greenfield Andre Chouinard Paul Giochetti Waterbury Joseph Ciriglia Henry Roy Clifford Faille Elmira Ers Denis Farina Stamford James Rowan Hanover William Finn West Pierre Savoie Rochester N. Hartford Richard Ga-H Samuel Sclafani Water On Saco Timothy Greene Town Kenneth Scott Donald Gui- Biddeford Thomas Seyfried Guard Brockton William Roger Couture Richard Gagnon Gerald Bisson Donald Guignard Paul Baley-Gates

Winners Listed At Le Foyer Party Biddeford Whist Evening

Whist parties yesterday at Le Foyer Biddeford produced prizes for Medley Beaulieu George Dumas Aurore Soucy Conrad Nolette Joseph Viger and Rose Lemay High scorer Edward Gallant consolation Yvonne Dumas and other awards to Arthemise Jacques Joseph Chouinard Auri se Boissonneault Arthur Boulduc plus many attendees and a follow up event announced by the committee Meanwhile a business meeting night was noted for club members.

le Foyer Foss Street Pool Street Biddeford Medley Beaulieu George Dumas Aurore Soucy Conrad Nolette Joseph Viger Rose Lemay Bernice Beaulieu Antoinette Chretien Lucienne Chouinard Joseph Plourde Edward Gallant Yvonne Dumas Arthemise Jacques Joseph Chouinard Aurise Boissonneault Arthur Bol Nande Bertrand Flora Lambert Rose Shevenell Corey Tapley Marcel Dubreuil Club Mem

Old Orchard Beach Community Meetings Scheduled

Old Orchard Beach V F W Auxiliary will meet next Monday June 10 at 7 30 p m at the post home Atlantic Avenue Nee Nah Council Degree of Pocahontas meets at 7 30 p m tonight at the Legion hall School Street Old Orchard Beach Art Association reminders BNquet at Marshview West Scarborough tomorrow at 7 p m social hour 6 30 p m Mothers Degree by De Molay after Miniwanca Chapter Easter Star meeting Robinson Memorial Hall Refreshments served

Old Orchard Memorial V.F.W Post Home Atlantic Avenue Nee Nah Council Pocahontas Legion Hall School Street Old Orchard Beach Art Association Marshview West Scarborough Order of de Molay Miniwanca Order of the Easter Star Robinson Memorial Hall

Dinosaurs Slow No More and Other Odds and Ends

HAL BOYLE notes a Yale study suggesting dinosaurs could reach up to 30 mph, alongside a roundup of trivia from the era. The column mentions a precise scale weighing tiny measures, U.S. vacant lots by state, arthritis prevalence, a quip from Charles de Gaulle, exercise benefits, blood cell turnover, and folk beliefs about luck and moles.

Hal Boyle New York Yale University U.S America Texas California Florida Charles . de Gaulle France Howard B. Sprague India Guardian Folkore

New Service Expands Beach Library Offerings

The Beach library announces a new service funded by federal aid and telephone company arrangements enabling staff to request books from the State Library for patrons without charge. Librarian Laura Washburn of the Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library at Staples Street notes patrons can call for expedited delivery if a book is unavailable in local shelves.

Laura Washburn Edith Belle Libby Staples Street

Overseas telegraph link opens with Atlantic cable

On August 5, 1858, the first Atlantic telegraph cable was completed and eleven days later Queen Victoria and President Buchanan exchanged messages. Aliens in the United States must register annually at any of 32,000 post offices. The apostle Thomas, called Doubting, demanded proof before belief in the risen Jesus.

Atlantic Ocean Queen Victoria Buchanan United States Ana Meus

Saco Adult Center Meeting Scheduled

The Saco Adult Center will hold a weekly meeting Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at AMVETS VFW Hall on Spring Street Saco. Rob ert Fenderson, the president, announced the open program of games and group singing with a noon box lunch. Hospitality chairpersons are Carl Bohlin and several named members.

Saco Adult Center Amvets-Vfw Hall Spring Street Saco Robert Fenderson Carl Bohlin Josephine Hill Hazel Bishop Ruby Brown Margaret Grace Ruth Scammon Maidia Albrecht

Also Mentioned on This Page

St. Francis Robert Hammond New London Thomas Hardy Farmington Kevin Hoar Springfield John Kennedy Boston Wesley Kenyon Edward Killeen Dover N.J Richard Kreuger Anthony Liberatore Ramon Lopeztoca Santurce Condado Puerto Rico Richard Lovett Manchester Niel Raeihle North Babylon Pool Arthur Moreau Normand Pelletier Berwick Richard Thibeault Gerald Beaupre Duc Jospdn Wwosseciin Mandi AV W Isotte, Alma Morin Raynald Dumaoant Antoinatta Cheatian Old Orchard Beach Clement P. Wight Boyle Beach Peter Arnett Associated Press Vietnam Arnett Corps of Veterans Biddeford-Sace Journal Nevispaper Elm St Giant Store Ocean Park Ave Orly U.S. Gov’t Chuck Porterhouse Tenderloin Porterhouse T-Bone A&p Instant Jane Parker Angel Food Ring Sultana Chicago John Hancock Center Bonnie
Search Courier

Search the Biddeford Saco Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Biddeford Saco Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication