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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1962
Page
7
Sterling Mass AP says the Sterling Ladies Kitchen Band charms audiences with home made outfits and an arsenal of improvised instruments. Their set includes stove pipes insect spray guns vacuum hose wash boiler covers scrub pails corn poppers plumbers plungers and cutlery with ash can covers as percussion and a 6 foot tin horn from a steam boat once on Lake Waushacum.
The Associated Press reports standings led by Cleveland and Minnesota with New York and Los Angeles close in the race. Thursday results include New York 3 Baltimore 0 and Chicago 6 Minnesota 2. Today New York plays Detroit while Washington visits Cleveland and other key matchups loom Saturday schedules.
The National League table shows Los Angeles leading with 47 wins and 24 losses, San Francisco second at 44 26, followed by Pittsburgh 38 29 and Cincinnati 36 29. Other teams include Milwaukee 33 35, Houston 42, Philadelphia 28 36, Chicago 25 43, and New York 1747. Tonight’s games include Philadelphia at Chicago, Cincinnati at Los Angeles, Chicago at Pittsburgh, St. Louis at Philadelphia, Houston at New York, and Milwaukee at San Francisco.
Summary of major league leaders across batting pitching and fielding with top names and figures. Williams of Chicago Mays of San Francisco Banks of Chicago, Wills of Los Angeles Virdon of Pittsburgh and Mays in several categories. Koufax leads strikeouts and Purkey leads wins with high earned run averages noted.
Batting leaders include Rollins Minnesota .346 and Runnels Boston .343 with 92 hits for Rollins and 82 for Runnels. Pearson Los Angeles and Howser Kansas City each have 52 runs, Robinson Chicago 53 RBIs, Wagner Los Angeles 51, and Cunningham Chicago 21 doubles. Pitching leaders show Donovan Cleveland 102 decisions with .833, Wickersham Kansas City .800, and Pascual Minnesota 80 strikeouts followed by Belinsky Los Angeles 79.
Officials of this Southern Illinois town report a delayed weather program as researchers study the impact of high winds on a historic balloon event in Sandoval. Nearby residents await clearer conditions and potential rescheduling.
Todd Read of Auburn defeated Doug Hall of Portland 5 and 4 in the Maine junior golf championship at Old Orchard Beach Country Club to capture the title on his third final attempt. Read led from the second hole, reached 6 up, and closed out Hall after a 14th hole halved. Hall, a University of Maine student, had eliminated Jim Veno in the quarter finals and Ernie Tate in the semi finals to reach the final. Read’s semi final beat Dennis Kostis 6 and 5.
Wally Szumita star southpaw pitcher for the Biddeford-Saco Twins and Rochambeau club will miss about a month after crushing his left forefinger at work. Manager Wilbur Bernier said Szumita contributed two Twins wins this season and was set to face the South Portland Merchants at Alumal Field. Dick Dutremble, Twins third baseman, also sidelined with a pulled knee cartilage from the opening game. Bernier denied the pulled muscle claim amid election news.
The Twi Golf Woman's league results show Team 3 defeating Team 1 and Team 2 beating Team 4. Standings have Team 3 at 39 points, Team 2 at 35, Team 4 at 33, and Team 1 at 30. A July 3 dinner dance at the club house is planned, with Ellie Carr as chair.
A Florida fisherman revealed he used helium filled balloons discarded during the 1959 centennial celebration to test a fishing technique. The balloons drifted about 1,200 miles and were found in the Florida surf during May 1962, solving a local mystery.
Public relations committee of Bar Harbor chamber launches an employee training program to prepare summer staff for tourist interaction. The sessions, starting June 18, include tours, Acadia talks, and guides on local attractions to foster a welcoming, informed approach for visitors.
Robert P. Maurice of Hartford Connecticut was fined 200 dollars or 60 days in Alfred jail for driving under the influence on the Maine turnpike. He could not meet the fine by press time. Wayne C Edwards of New Bedford Massachusetts was fined 10 dollars for speeding 85 in a 70 zone on the Maine turnpike.
Hollywood AP story on Dave Guard leaving the Kingston Trio and forming the Whiskeyhill Singers. The group, named from a Palo Alto road, features Buck Wheat and Cyrus Faryar with Judy Henske as the singer. first album sold 40000 copies in three weeks and they recorded 15 songs for How The West Was Won soundtrack.
Clyde Riggs and Bill Lovell haul about 20 tons of dynamite weekly from Tenino Washington to a Colorado distribution point. The pair drive four and a half days each way, stop every 2.5 hours to check tires and brakes, and return via San Francisco for ammonia loads. They emphasize extreme caution and right of way due to their load.
A sanitary engineer from the State Department of Health and Welfare toured Saco this morning with Mayor Dins More Worthing inspecting sanitation conditions and sewer facilities amid concerns over local waste management.
A collage of local notices and ads announces camps and travel options for youths, stables, coin appraisals, furniture discounts, wedding gown rental, child care, lost items, and a range of auto listings. Services include stable rides, coin appraisals by Harry H Smart, furniture warehouse discounts, and multiple car dealer postings with model details and contact numbers.
Conrad Binette operator of Con's Sunoco station at 28 Elm Street in Saco escaped injury when a large model car fan broke loose while he worked on it. The fan ripped a 4.5 inch hole in the car fender and bounced toward Binette, then struck a nearby truck after caroming off the fender.
A fogged windshield caused a collision on Main street in Saco this morning. Police report says Henry T. Dawley aged 25 of 80 Forest Street Saco backed from a driveway and started west as James F. Stebbins 61 of 491 Main Street Saco backed from another driveway. Stebbins said his windshield was steamed and he could not see. No damage estimates were released.
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