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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
9
Signed in Washington Augusta AP report notes Gov Reed appoints State Police Chief Robert to lead the force as part of a Washington alignment detailing his office and the role in state security.
The ad touts Yes-100 grocery price cuts and urges readers to test shop the A&P for substantial week after week savings. It emphasizes total CASH SAVINGS over single item deals and promotes A&P as the leader in price cuts.
Two Thornton Academy graduates from June 1961 were enlisted in the United States Navy as announced by Navy recruiter Harold Riddle. David L. Field and Donald J. Martin will report to the Naval Recruit Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois, for nine weeks of training. Martin was employed at Bagley’s Market in Saco.
Boland and Murphy Inc sold the Ocean Park road property in Saco to Rosalie and Josephine Rheaume via Felix I Snestra and Sons Agency. The Saco dwelling includes a two story house, garage, and large lot. In Biddeford Sofokli and Edna Anton bought a four family home with a two car garage and one single, located on Lower Hill street, as an investment. George H Boutin real estate on Graham street reported the transactions.
This weekly market guide lists Fourth of July as the peak summer holiday with extended weekends and plentiful seasonal produce. It notes locally grown vegetables such as beet greens beets cabbage lettuce and peas joining fruits like strawberries cantaloupes and watermelons. It recommends meats for outdoor cooking ground beef frankfurters broilers fryers ham and turkey plus cold cuts and fish including cusk haddock scallops and small mackerel. Dairy items eggs cottage cheese Cheddar cheese ice cream and milk are highlighted along with ready to serve desserts and easy meal ideas.
Augusta AP report says the Liquor Commission will have enforcement staff on extra duty over the coming weekend and Fourth of July to assist other agencies while local police focus on highway patrol. Routine inspections run as usual, with state stores closed Tuesday but open Saturday and Monday hours.
Maine scientists aided by ships trucks and sounding gear will for three weeks conduct seismic tests to measure the crust thickness off the Maine coast. Coast Guard vessels and a Navy mine layer will detonate charges 10 to 150 miles offshore while crews from Thomaston to the Augusta Waterville area record seismic waves to infer crust depth.
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