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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1961

Page

7

Schafer Is Lucky Man In TV Work

AP TV-Radio writer Cynthia Lowry reports George Schaefer enjoys budget sponsor and network time to produce and direct varied works from Shakespeare to new plays. He worries about the future of television drama, noting a shortage of originals and limited appeal to writers, while discussing his current show The Joke and the Valley with Dean Stockwell Keenan Wynn and Thomas Mitchell NBC 8 30 ET.

New York George Schaefer Schaefer Peeon Broadway Television Today Shaw Jean Anouilh Jerry McNeely University of Wisconsin NBC Dean Stockwell Keenan Wynn Thomas Mitchell

Danger of Compacts Prompts Warning in Oklahoma City

Kay Dyer, driving a compact car, was rear ended three times in under three months. After a garage repair for the second crash, she was returning home from work when a large car struck her from behind at a traffic light. The driver admitted in the aftermath that he failed to look down.

Oklahoma City Kay Dyer T Wger

Growth outlook and policy debate in the sixties

The May New England Letter from The First National Bank of Boston argues for modest recovery with unemployment high, highlighting a larger postwar labor force and the rising challenge of job creation. It contrasts demand-stimulation with structural solutions like retraining and mobility, urging tax cuts and reduced government control to spur private investment and growth. The piece notes a cautious near term recovery as spring data show improvements in steel, autos, machinery, and government contracts, while warning against false starts and a late summer downturn.

First National Bank of Boston New England Percy Washington Bank of Boston

Death on Sea Rescue After Water Incident

A Navy air crewman, Prather, died after an accident 140 miles south southeast of Pensacola Florida. He was pulled from the water by a Navy diver, brought to the carrier in a motorized whale boat and died about an hour and twenty minutes later. An autopsy began at Pensacola Aircraft Station.

Pensacola Fla Prather We Air

Uprising Fails as Militants Fire Shots at Prisoners

The detainees attempted another revolt, seizing guards' weapons as bloodhounds and police dogs were used to intimidate. Militiamen warned of dogs, and a later shift saw Castro militiamen assume guard roles while authorities began releasing detainees and moving others.

Page One Blanquita Castro

Saco firemen battle woods fire near drive in theater

Saco firefighters responded yesterday afternoon to a woods fire behind the Saco Drive In Theater on Portland Road in Saco. Eugene Boragine owned the land. Two trucks and nine men battled the flames using back tanks and 150 feet of booster line.

Saco Saco Drive Theatre Portland Road Eugene Boragine

Camp Ellis Fire Auxiliary Elects New Officer

Cynthia Lemay was elected vice president of the Camp Ellis Firemen's auxiliary at a meeting in the fire station replacing illness-absent Alice Eastman. Committees were named for a May 18 covered dish supper and the June outing to Valle's steak house in Portland. A whist party report was given and the group announced a forthcoming whist event.

Cynthia Lemay Ellis Alice Eastman Laura Robbins Ruth Stackpole Lida Colmer Lillian Gagnon

Mary Barker Weds Navy Officer In Saco Baptist Church

Mary Pauline Barker daughter of Rev and Mrs Paul M Barker and Vernon M Hay Lt jg U S Navy wed at Saco United Baptist Church with Rev Barker officiating. The ceremony featured white gladioli, organ music, corsages, and a reception in the vestry. After a trip to Washington and home in Charleston, the couple will reside in South Carolina.

Saco United Baptist Church Mary Pauline Barker Paul M. Barker West Buxton Vernon M. Hay U. S. Navy Raymond Hay Ottawa Kansas Barker Helen Holman Malcolm Ingalls Freemont Leadbetter Bar Mills Eugene Hill William Silliker George Barker Barbara FE. Hay Julie Ingalls Mabel T. DeWire Sanford Roberta Morse Cunberland Center Paula Lemieux Gorham Robert Hay Kan Clarence Higdon Douglas Jowett Lawrence Colpitts Buxton Myrna Shepard Nelson Leavitt Peggy Berry Ann Leadbetter Hay Washington, D.C Charleston S.C Samuel D. Hansen Gorham State Teachers College Ottawa, Kan Kansas University U.S. Navy

Labor Surplus Areas Cite Statewide Surplus Regions

The Department of Labor lists Lewiston Auburn as a surplus labor area alongside the existing statewide surplus region. It notes a 25 percent differential in loan size standards for small firms and priority handling for financial procurement and management aid, highlighting limited labor supply in surrounding areas.

LBA Lewiston-Auburn Department of Labor

Webber Hospital Hosts District Nurses Meeting

Webber Hospital hosted the Western Maine District Nurses Association meeting with 17 leaders present. Discussions covered improving service and enlarging membership led by Maguire and Flaherty with remarks from Gervais. A Public Health Western district session was invited for May 17 at Mercy hospital with guest speaker Rischeff. A banquet followed at Valle's Charterhouse in Portland.

Webber Hospital Western Maine District Nurses Association Annie Mae MacEachen The Webber Eliada Pray Louise Smith Elizabeth Maguire Boston City Hospital Kennebunk Agnes Flaherty Mercy Hospital Portland Phyllis Gervais Health Western District Lillian Rischeff Boston University School of Nursing Valle’s Charterhouse Pine Tree Shopping Center American Medical Association Thomas Martin Biddeford Albert Aronson Eleanor Irish Rn's High Street Clemons Street South Portland

Rev McCullough Elected Head of Biddeford PTA

Rev Mark M McCullough was elected president of the Biddeford Parent Teacher Association at the annual meeting held in the Biddeford High School auditorium. Installation followed with officers sworn in and a continued endorsement of teachers salaries, plus reports from committee chairs and a library fund update noting over 2 000 books received.

Biddeford Parent-Teacher Association BHS PTA York Samuel Karlin Mark M. McCullough Fernando Bourque Pauline Deans Library Fund Committee of Citizens McCullough William Deans Donald Allen Norman Reilly Atty Louis Spill Gerard Sevigny Daniel Carey Raymond A. Kennneally York County ‘Teachers Association Mark M

DAR To Hold May Meeting On Saturday

Rebecca Emery chapter DAR will meet at 2 p m Saturday at Mrs Elizabeth Garland home 36 Imperial street Old Orchard Beach Hostesses include Miss Dorothy Garland Miss Ethel Wight Mrs Pauline Peacock Mrs Marion Pease and Mrs Dorothy Grant Reports will be given by delegates and alternates who attended the National DAR conference in Washington DC in April.

Rebecca .Emery Dar Elizabeth Garland Imperial Street Old Orchard Beach

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