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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1959
Page
4
A mother is praised as more than a support, a guiding presence who makes leaning on her unnecessary. Dorothy Canfield Fisher’s remark frames motherhood as a proactive force shaping independence and self reliance.
A reflection on motherhood as a cultivated, enduring bond requiring toil and humility. Mothers deserve recognition beyond a single day, though Mother's Day boosts appreciation through gifts and visits. True love for a mother exists year round, not just on one calendar date.
The proposal would raise 85 percent of World War I II and Korean veterans on non service connected disability pensions. A sliding scale based on family income would boost the lowest paid to 1020 1200 a year with dependents, while preserving current pension options.
The article explains census ethics and methods noting most enumerators were women in 1950, earning $12 to $13 daily. It covers privacy, changes in questions, and new data on homes, machines, and commuting, stressing tax officials do not access responses.
Dr. Paul Woodring of the Fund for the Advancement of Education argues voters should study school board candidates with the same care as Congressional contenders. He notes boards hold legal responsibility for public education, hire the superintendent, set policy, and approve budgets within state laws. Local control and capable boards, not fancy schools, forge educated citizens.
A collage of quirky Beltway notes and social anecdotes. Sen Stuart Symington praises a Kettering motto about sheriffs, Malayan Ambassador Nafisah Kamil hosts a press party with her wife’s Malay dishes, and German Defense Minister Strauss jokes about Chicago citizenship. A playful Pentagon gadget tale and a Kerr family mishap follow along with diplomats joking about a Summit at Flame Restaurant and waitress Sherry Klark’s striking height.
Walt Disney indicated the Mickey Mouse Club will not return to ABC next fall as sponsors pull back. The show, once the top daytime program, was reduced to a half hour of reruns this year amid rising costs and advertiser caution. Disney also noted Zorro may not return for a third season and suggested focusing on other projects.
A 1959 reflection on how global tension shapes children and youths. It contrasts old wartime patriotism with present duty driven fear, noting pervasive war awareness through media and home life, the loss of innocence, and the moral burden carried by a generation groomed for conflict.
Pvt. Charles W. Dinan on furlough returns to Ft. Jackson after visiting his mother in Old Orchard Beach. Richard Potvin attends Braves Reds game in Boston. David Wolfson visits Old Orchard Beach. Melvina Boutot returns home from northern Maine. Fire at Hillstreet apartment causes $2500 damage. Cmdr. William Helvestine Coast Guard league meets at Albert Bouvier’s home. Mrs. Timothy O’Connor hosts St Catherine club in Port Leslie C. Shumway leaves Biddeford for embalmers exam in Augusta. Winnie Hebert visits Skowhegan. Pearl Haviland returns from Boston. Jeanette Bibeau to Boston on business. Adrien Bolduc and family visit Washington, D C. Charles Neal travels to Livermore Falls. Edith Scammon reelected missionary council VP for western Maine in Augusta. Rosa Hatch hosts Free Baptist Women’s Missionary Society. Benjamin P Hamilton elected Pine Grove Cemetery president. Blue Feather council supper committee meets at Alden Miles’ home. Rev Laurence B Walker submits ee to Octo r. Frank Davis of Thornton Academy wins $10 prize at George A Emery gym in Saco.
Charles Mercer discusses sponsor interest in television and public concern from mothers about TV violence influencing children. The column, set in New York, reflects on parental worries in spring and the author's memory of childhood before TV.
The Biddeford Saco Journal, published daily except Sunday in Biddeford Maine, lists Paul Casavant as publisher and T J Mahoney as editor. It also provides subscription rates in advance of 1 month at 1.85 6 months 10.50 and 1 year 21.00 and notes AP news dispatch rights.
A long list of crossword clues across and down covering various word lengths and categories including a few language hints and miscellaneous terms. The set features references to drugs, music, cinema, geography, and common crossword fodder, inviting fill-in answers for many standard puzzle entries.
Advice urging husbands and wives to respect each other, share homemaking and parenting duties, and avoid gendered resentments. Stresses that men face work fatigue like women, and that domestic harmony improves marriage happiness. NEA Service credit.
Discusses Alger Hiss passport issues and perceived state preferences sparking public debate. Notes legal history of wife beating, Supreme Court influence, and journalist’s reflections on violence in media versus real crime. Mentions attorney Boudin and links to Communist associations.
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