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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1963
Page
7
Ads describe multiple dresses with materials like Dacron cotton Arnel jersey and Schiffli embroidery. Styles include shirtwaist, bateau neck, pleated skirts, and sheath silhouettes in colors green beige blue and pink. Sizes range from 8 to 20 with prices around 14.98 to 24.98.
The American Everest expedition makes a final push toward the 29,028 foot summit from Camp Six at 27,800 feet. Two climbers from the first assault group and two from the second are aiming for the peak, with a third group on standby for possible summit attempts. Identies are withheld until all three groups return.
Betty Miller, 37, landed in Honolulu after a 17 hour 3 minute solo flight from Oakland to Hawaii. She says she had one hour of fuel left and plans a 7,100 mile onward leg to Brisbane with stops at Canton Island and Fiji, aiming to emulate Amelia Earhart's Pacific crossing.
April rainfall finally arrived in the Boston area boosting parched woodlands farms and gardens across New England. About one inch fell yesterday raising the monthly total to 1.0 inch far below the normal 3.77 inches as gale warnings gusted 30 to 40 mph from Eastport Maine to Block Island Rhode Island with scattered showers and cooler temperatures expected tonight including below freezing in northern sections.
Biddeford Fire Chief Arthur King urged strict building codes at a Saco Biddeford Kiwanis meeting. He cited Graf ton Lumber and Diamond National Hooper Street fires showing interiors burned by heat before flames spread outside. King noted a city committee is drafting codes and showed film of the blazes. Rudolph Bergeron of the Central Theatre attended.
Brownie Troop 31 held a May Basket session in St. Mary hall Biddeford on Tuesday with a flag ceremony led by Patricia Eon and an American flag bearer Nancy Banker. Girls discussed up keep requirements and World Pins while eyeing extra funds from cookie sales. membership stars will be awarded next week for one year in Brownies.
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