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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1968
Page
5
AP reports growing grumbles from purchasing agents over deteriorating product quality. Reasons include high volume pressure on plants, cost cutting reducing quality, and a tight labor market lowering craftsmanship. recalls and faulty equipment losses stress buyers and regulators.
Area schools publish weekly lunch menus listing items by day. Grape juice and ham burgers Monday mix with mashed potatoes, wax beans, cookies. Tuesday adds cheese sticks, American chop suey and Jello with milk. Wednesday features chicken noodle soup and grinders with lettuce tomato and apple crisp. Thursday offers beans and franks, cole slaw and muffins. Friday includes tomato rice soup and tuna fish rolls with rice cream bar and milk.
The document lists daily meals for several schools from Monday to Friday, covering items like Tomato Soup with crackers and frankfurts, smothered beef with buttered rice, baked codfish cakes, pork beans, and various desserts. It repeats per school including Kennebunk and Thornton Academy, with beverages and dairy.
Miss JoAnn Ross daughter of Mr and Mrs Rudolph Ross 21 Lindale Ave Biddeford was honored at a bridal shower at Wonderbar Steak House Washington Street Biddeford hosted by bridal attendants for her April 27 marriage to Seaman Norman G Gobeil son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Gobeil 20 Graham St Biddeford The guest book was in charge of Miss Roberta Dion and Miss Claire Marcotte The guest of honor received a purse of money from Miss Patricia Beaulieu and Mrs Ronald Toussaint Present at the affair were Mrs Cecile Montpas Miss Annette Montpas Mrs Lucille Normand Mrs Irene Montpas Mrs Robert Montpas Mrs Raymond Montpas and Mrs Lor-
Edward Benoit of West Kennebunk remains a patient at the VA Hospital in Togus since February 13. Mrs Patricia Maling, an office clerk in Town Manager Donald Dunne's office, has been named a member of the board of directors of the Maine Welfare Directors Association.
The piece notes Emil Nagengast Jr of Albany showing a giant briar cliff rose and discusses rising seed demand. Seedman David Burpee explains autos changed home life, more people garden for economy and health, and provides care tips including watering, humidity, plant rotation, pest and disease spray guidance, and potting advice.
Augusta AP reports the daily fee for private duty nursing increases by two dollars to 28 for an eight hour shift, per the Maine State Nurses Association. In Kennebunk, AP notes a mock election at Kennebunk High School shows Robert F. Kennedy winning with 55 percent, Nixon 40 percent, and George Wallace 5 percent.
A report signed by 14 prominent scholars was sent to a party mailing list of 1,100 people, providing strong support for President Johnson’s Vietnam policies, according to the chairman’s covering note.
United States involvement in Vietnam is addressed in a controversial report distributed Thursday by Maine's Democratic Party. State Chairman George J. Mitchell cites The Report of A Conference of Asian Scholars, sponsored by the Public Affairs Institute of Freedom House in New York.
A reader urges selling gently used children’s items via newspaper classified ads rather than discarding them. The note highlights practical reuse and community exchange, suggesting readers place simple listings to move toys, clothing, and books to new homes.
To Mr and Mrs Richard C Frechette of 43 North Street Saco a son Matthew Richard weighing eight pounds ten ounces born February 29 at Mercy Hospital Portland Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Dexter Hill of Saco and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Conde Frechette of Biddeford
Wells Arundel Council of Church Women United held its World Day of Prayer service this afternoon at Wells Congregational Church. A special Ocean Lodge meeting is set for Wednesday March 6 at 7:30 p.m. at High Pine Masonic Hall, Wells, with Fellow Craft degree work to be exemplified. Congo Women’s group plans a rummage sale and invites donations from listed members Maude Averill Milicent Goodwin Marion Chase Janice Dickerson Irene Shepard.
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