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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1962
Page
5
A USC education professor fields reader letters on cheating and learning. A Syracuse high school student warns against shortcuts while other letters discuss early schooling, parental influence, and fostering public speaking and participation.
Help wanted for experienced auto tune up technician. Excel lent working conditions with paid vacation and benefits. Write Journal Box 8 with qualifications and salary expectations.
A list of vintage car ads cites multiple 1950s and 1960s models with features and prices. Examples include a 1960 Renault Dauphine at 695 dollars, several Plymouths from 1958 to 1957 with radios heaters and transmissions, a 1958 Dodge sedan, a 1958 Chrysler Windsor, a 1957 Ford with radio and heater, and a 1956 Plymouth marked as AS IS SPECIAL.
New York reports the U S Roman Catholic membership reaches 42,876,665, up 771,765 from last year. Chicago remains the largest archdiocese with 2,163,380 members, followed by several others exceeding a million.
The honor roll for the fourth ranking period was announced at St Louis Junior High. Highest honors go to Robert Miniani Michael Boisson neault and Paul Regis in 7th grade. 8th grade high honors include Ralph Jacques Norman Hevey Robert Bourassa Donald Tardiff Thomas Sheltra and others.
In LaGrange Georgia students joined a yo-yo craze with teachers encouraging participation. Contests ran two days with winners receiving five dollars in cash.
Northfield Schools face a renovation bill exceeding 300000 for the seven story Chateau estate built in 1900 by Francis Schell. The 125 room structure, once hosting social events and a youth hospital, requires major repairs or possible razing according to President Howard Jones.
A University of Maine survey shows about 75 percent of area families buy milk from stores at least part of the time, up from 23 percent in 1948. The shift ties to supermarket growth and more employed housewives, with only light use of milk by adults 18 and older.
Officers of the Biddeford Saco Rotary club will take part in a two day district assembly at Farmington Teachers College. President elect Stuart V. Flavin and vice president elect Joseph A Haley lead with secretary elect Clayton W Cartmill and assistant secretary elect Kenneth C Hunnewell. Clubs from Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts and the Province of Quebec will be represented.
New York September 24 announces a national CBS telecast of a feature-length film on the 1962 Girl Scout Senior Roundup. The event gathers 8000 senior Scouts and 1700 leaders at Button Bay State Park Vermont, July 18 to 31, with General Foods producing and CBS airing.
Orono Maine June 17 to 22 marks the 15th annual Dirigo Boys State at the University of Maine with about 192 juniors from Maine high schools. Gov John Reed and state officials will aid the program directed by Keene A Mawhinney.
Two Portsmouth Naval Shipyard employees received promotions this week per an announcement by Rear Admiral C J Palmer. Norman L Roberts of Biddeford was promoted to shop planner painter and Barbara M Amee of Ogunquit was promoted to stock control clerk in the supply department.
The American Savoyards expand their repertoire to include Lehar Friml and Coward plus Gilbert and Sullivan with a 24 week season at the John His Playhouse under Dorothy Raedler.
AP reports Raymond Garrett of Birmingham struck a power pole in Chattanooga. Officials note the pole was among 800 in the city that could fall without causing a power failure, preventing a wider outage.
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