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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1972
Page
9
Dear Grateful asks for a Green Pepper Steak recipe. The answer notes Chinese style dishes interest many cooks and offers a Stir fried Steak and Green Peppers method with peanut oil for flavor and balance of meat and peppers.
Biddeford's St Mary School hosts a two day Fabulous Fair in the basement auditorium with 100 Sodality members organizing booths from Four Seasons Flower Shop to Toy, Needle and Gift shops. Proceeds fund a new school kitchen and church building repairs.
Patricia Strickland of Saco became second runner-up and then Miss Apple Princess in the Acton Fair contest. Representing York County she will compete in Lewiston at the Trade Show in January to travel the state during her reign.
Mrs. Marie Migner, formerly of Old Orchard Beach, prepares to open Parprika on Main Street across from the Post Office by mid November. The shop will feature dresses for short women along with lingerie hosiery and evening wear while Mrs Grenier continues as a longtime Vanity Shop clerk. Migner also serves AMVETS in national hospital work and has deep local ties including family in Saco and Old Orchard Beach.
Tuesday is Election Day and readers are urged to visit their polling places. The piece frames voting as a festive civic event where neighbors greet neighbors, and each ballot marks a stake in history. Take a favorite hat, wear a smile, and vote with a neighbor.
Maine women artists are invited to display work at the Second Annual Statewide Conference on November 11 at the University of Maine at Augusta. Accepted media include painting photography ceramics and more with sales allowed but exhibitors must handle their own money and guarding. Display setup is Friday night November 10 from 7 to 10. Contact Len DeBery at Cox's Head Road Phippsburg 04562 or call 389-2125 for space and work type details.
The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin follows Joanna Eberhart and family moving to Stepford where the town’s civic life centers on the Men's Association. Joanna suspects a chemical or hormonal influence turning women into obedient housewives, with Bobbie later becoming a Stepford wife. The novel blends suspense with satire on gender roles and technology.
Roll out cheese pastry and cut into squares. Shape each square into a turnover with currant jelly filling. Seal and crimp edges. Bake in a hot oven until browned for delicious snacks.
The Second Annual Statewide Women's Conference at the University of Maine at Augusta on November 11 features the film Betty tells her Story by Liane Brandon, twenty four workshops, arts and crafts by Maine women, and tapes for rental. Day care and car pools will be arranged. registration details are available via a postcard to the Bath Brunswick Women's Center in Brunswick.
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