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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1967
Page
3
A surprise stork shower was held at 7 Fieldcrest Drive Kennebunk in honor of Mrs. Lloyd Littlefield. Guests included numerous Kennebunk and nearby residents. The event featured pink and blue decor and a centerpiece shower cake.
Whist parties were held last night at Le Foyer Biddeford corner of Foss and Pool Streets under a committee led by Lucienne Chouinard Claudia Beau dain Joseph Chouinard Antoinette Chretien Joseph Plourde Richard St Onge Suzanne Chouinard Donald Elie Bernice Beaulieu Special prize winners were Joseph Gosselin Philip Place George Dumas and Rita Couture Corey Tapley was the high scorer. Officials announced more parties will be played again this weekend.
Kennebunk town dump stayed open until 5 p.m. on Sunday, a departure from the usual noon closing. The extended hours helped working residents dispose of rubbish more conveniently.
The Troop One Building Association held its annual meeting and fellowship banquet at Scout Hall Biddeford naming officers for Troop 305 Cub Pack 305 and Explorer Post 305. Joseph Hill was reelected president with Donald Pierce vice president and Joseph Small clerk. William McKenney treasurer. trustees include Zaitlin LeGallee Day Lunetta Millette. The 305 Salutes You award was given posthumously to Weston Goldthwaite.
The speaker described his current duties as U S District Attorney and recounted some experiences from his office. An invocation and benediction were delivered by Rev. Mr. Cecire.
Gov. Curtis signed a tuition bill allowing towns without high schools to pay tuition for students at other states or overseas, up to Maine’s average high school payment. A second bill grants women equal voting rights in Maine's Episcopal diocese and permits church charter amendments with state approval.
Kennebunk Maine Arts and Crafts announce May meetings at First Parish Church at 7 45 p m Directors name Alice Breary store manager Ogunquit Albert Robinson store director again This year Store opens early June weekends for materials reception Speaker Mrs Robert Cole Biddeford topic One Hundred and One Hob bies She will show items from her collections Refreshments served Public may attend President Alexander Hamilton Kennebunkport will preside
Holy Day of Obligation Mass schedule issued for Kennebunk area parishes St. Martha’s Kennebunkport 7:30 am 7 pm St. Monica’s Kennebunk 7:30 am 5 pm 7 pm St. Mary’s Wells Beach 6 pm Forty Hours Devotion begins at 7:30 am Mass at St. Monica’s Thursday with the Blessed Sacrament exposed through Friday and until 7 pm Saturday Two adults needed per hour adoration Friday First Friday masses: Kennebunkport 6 pm St. Monica’s Kennebunk 7:30 am 7 pm St. Mary’s Wells Beach 6 pm
A sharp earthquake hit Greece's Ioannina region killing at least five people and injuring more than thirty. Rescue teams searched through debris of nine villages near the Greek Albanian border where most homes were single story farm dwellings. The center was about twenty miles north of Ioannina as Health Minister Efstratios Poulantzas ordered immediate aid.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the U S Chamber of Commerce that about half the world’s governments have sought to end the Vietnam war. He said the United States has proposed 28 peace plans, all rejected by North Vietnam, and noted the president prioritizes peace as much as military action.
The Saco City Council agenda includes a Superintending School Committee item. The committee is expected to request the budget be read and to include a major medical insurance plan for teachers in the contracts. The committee backed the coverage last week amid teacher contract leverage.
Saco firefighters battled four grass fires on Saturday. Fires at the Saco Tanning Corp. site off Main Street and on Flag Pond Road caused no damage. A blaze on Buxton Road damaged a house on Maurice Tweedie’s property.
St. Martha's Church in Kennebunkport and St. Monica's of Kennebunk will implement a weekly budget system. Parish envelopes will show name, address, and budget number, with two pockets for weekly offerings and the Parish Improvement Fund. The door seat offering ends while the second collection continues for the building program.
Police report a collision on Old Orchard Street when a car driven by Claire Monier 27 backed from a parking space and hit a parked truck operated by Carl Maksut. Damages to the truck were about 400 dollars with no auto damage estimate available.
A New York report claims a special formula, Bio-Dyne, in Preparation H shrinks hemorrhoids, relieves itching, and reduces pain without surgery in most cases. It notes prevention of infection and applicability in ointment or suppository forms.
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