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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1959
Page
4
Editorial page reflects on home life and family as the source of happiness via a Thomas Jefferson quotation. The item presents a single, dated sentiment likely from the era’s reflection columns. It highlights the value of domestic comfort and personal recollection as a guiding mood for readers.
A reflective piece describing fathers as enduring, brave, and constant. It portrays fathers as both strong and flawed, balancing work and family while facing fear and sacrifice. The essay emphasizes their hope to improve the world for their children and their quiet, persistent commitment.
About 10,000 Rotarians from 72 nations gathered in New York at Madison Square Garden. President Eisenhower greeted delegates as Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Mayor Robert Wagner welcomed them. Rotary counts 477,000 members in 10,200 clubs across 113 countries with Harold T. Thomas of Auckland named president. The organization promotes service, high ethical standards, and international understanding, noting it was banned by Hitler and remains restricted behind the Iron Curtain, yet its ideals spread globally among nations recognizing individual dignity.
The Inter American Press Association inaugurates freedom of the press as a core right, noting gains after dictators fall in Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and Cuba, and stressing vigilance to safeguard government transparency and public knowledge. Twenty divorces were granted in an Ohio town in one week shaping a brief, unrelated social note.
Washington notes three European presidents visit easing gloom at Geneva. Etienne Hirsch of Euratom calls for a United States of Europe as Hallstein predicts a future shared policy framework. Finet notes rising European coal and steel exports while U.S. fears of competition persist amid talks of a bigger mass market and growing Western industrial capacity.
Tennessee Ernie Ford, amid filming for his NBC show, reveals plans to relocate his family to a 15 acre parcel near Stanford in late 1960 or early 1961. He seeks a country upbringing for his sons Buck and Brian, stressing time with them, ranch trips in northern California, fishing trips, and a West Coast road tour this summer.
Frank Tripp muses on how songs from Tin Pan Alley endure across generations. He lists ballads and hits from 1873 to 1932, noting memory, nostalgia, and the shift from street corner papers to modern eras, urging readers to recall distant music and its social contexts.
Dorothy M Garland writes that a large gathering of Old Orchard Beach taxpayers will await a town decision on a proposed new amusement area. She warns that approving it could erode the town’s character, depress property values, and harm the beach’s status as a premier summer resort.
Maurice Hebert of Biddeford is named chairman of the water safety program for the Biddeford and York county American Red Cross chapters. The program will be at Ambassador Boys' Camp oval in Ocean Park with Myra Fleet of Saco teaching the classes. Jim Browning and Lonnard Pelletier of Brunswick win the Old Orchard Beach Country Club tournament with a 67. Charles Willie Wood, new director of Saco recreation, tells the Biddeford Saco Kiwanis club of plans to expand facilities next year. Mr and Mrs Robert Barra of Kennebunk Landing Miss Alice Millette and Mr and Mrs Adrien Roherge of Biddeford attend the 100 mile national motorcycle road race at Belknap Mountain in Laconia NH. Edgar Cabana and Albert Notte of Biddeford attend a Red Sox White Sox game in Boston. Knights of Columbus host Monsignor J A Laflamme and pastors A M Decary and P E Desjardins elevated to monsignor. Lawrence E Willard Jr of Saco wins Amherst college commencement speaking contest for class of 1942. Pepperell officials attend a Washington DC conference on textile minimum wage proposals. The new wage could raise southern mill payrolls from 2.3 to 4.5 percent. Mary Murphy superintendent of the local telephone exchange and sister Nora attend the World’s Fair in New York City. John Paquin of Waterville and Leon Paquin of Palmer NY visit Biddeford at the Lessard home. The Biddeford school board discusses building an annex to District 10 school.
Questions from readers on retirement ages benefits for dependents and the federal Civil Service system are answered. Topics cover earning credits at 62, child benefits for under 18 or disabled kids, Small Business Administration loan info, and how congressmen are covered by civil service retirement. Names and locations include Pittsburgh Washington Baltimore Newark San Bernardino Fort Collins St. Petersburg Saco Pepperell Biddeford and more, with guidance on applying and obtaining publications.
Publication notice lists Paul Casavant as publisher and T. J. Mahoney as editor for Biddeford Maine edition with Atlantic 3-3625 contact. Subscription rates in advance are one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. Associated Press is credited and local news are AP dispatches. Entry as second class matter at Biddeford post office.
A dense list of crossword clues across and down covering many common terms and definitions from across 1 to 62, including Siedees leaders, dapper dan, chutney, impersonator, and simpletons, with various wordplay hints and crossword conventions implied.
Practical guidance urges wives to praise husbands, plan thoughtful meals, prioritize his requests, show interest in his work, support in rigid routines, and build him up publicly. It promotes courtesy, appreciation, and attentiveness to strengthen marriage bonds.
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