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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1963

Page

5

Snowshoe Club Auxiliary Plans Holiday Supper

Mrs Simone Tremblay and Mrs Bertha Davis were named for membership at the Dames Rochambeau Club meeting in Biddeford. The group announced dates for snowshoe activities, a Nov 27 public meatloaf supper and dance, a Dec 2 Christmas party, and plans for the Parraseux Club installation on Nov 9. Janet Wellert Comber was congratulated on her marriage to Charles Comber.

Simone Tremblay Bertha Davis Dames Rochambeau Club Biddeford Parraseux Club Rumford Ste. Croix Capta Sports Janet Wellert Comber Charles Comber Berthe Fournier Neault

Bookshelf Continued: A Portrait of a Cold War Soldier

The passage presents a supervisor who values slaughter skill yet regrets fallen comrades and naive youth. He shows no war philosophy or enemy hatred, but a stark, pragmatic view of combat. Ross crafts a vivid, unsentimental character study of a hardened professional.

Ross

Soybeans Rise From Japanese Peas to American Cash Crop

In a Chicago Board of Trade forecast, soybean trading nears an all-time high as U S growers push production. The piece traces soybeans from Commodore Perry’s era to today, noting vast domestic cultivation, uses from cooking oils to industrial products, and Pratt County Illinois yields and a Monticello high school player helping harvest during harvest season.

Chicago Matthew Perry Japan Tokyo Chicago Board of Trade Robert C. Liebenow Agriculture Development United States Little Pratt County Ill Monticello Commodore Perry

Providence Editor Is Guest Speaker

John C. Quinn managing editor of the Providence Journal and Bulletin will address the Maine Associated Press Editors Association annual meeting at Colby College on November 21. The gathering occurs before Colby's Lovejoy Convocation.

Waterville John C. Quinn Providence, R.I. Journal and Bulletin Maine Associated Press Editors Association Colby College Colby Lovejoy

Dunfey plans 14 story addition to Eastland Motor Hotel

The Dunfey Family Hotels and Motor Inns firm will add a 14 story wing to its Eastland Motor Hotel in Portland at a cost of 600000 dollars. President John P. Dunfey announced the project aims to include New England's first year round rooftop pool a sun deck and 46 luxury guest units. Construction is expected to finish by July 1 1964.

Portland Dunfey Motor Inns John P. Dunfey New England

Delta Alpha Club Holds Bi Monthly Sale for Charity

The Delta Alpha Club met at Mrs. Mildred Shane's Ferry Road home in Saco with Mrs. Charlotte Whitehurst assisting. Routine reports were given, get well cards sent to two members, and a sale of articles was held to benefit the Christmas Charity fund. President Mrs. Alice Hurd presided as social hour followed. Next meeting set for Nov 18 at Mrs. Dow's Stacy Street home with Mrs. Hurrell co hosting.

Delta Alpha Club Mildred Shane Ferry Road Saco Charlotte Whitehurst Jennie Bain Catherine Carter Alice Hurd Shane Whitehurst Hurd

Wells Ogunquit PTA Scouts Meet Highlights 1963

Wells Ogunquit Parent Teacher Association held a well attended meeting at Wells Elementary School Auditorium featuring Girl Scout and Boy Scout programs. Speakers Mrs. Pauline Deans and Howard Long discussed Scouting history and aims with a national jamboree planned for July 1964. Attendance calendar drive yielded 954 listings and many ads, netting nearly 500 in profit. Wayne Wormwood’s class won the attendance banner with a $5 prize.

Wells Wells- Ogunquit Parent - Teacher Association Pauline Deans Biddeford Kennebec Council Girl Scouts Howard Long Cape Neddick Pine Tree Council Boy Scouts of America Long Valley Forge Fred Palmer Highpine Palmer PTA Donald Ducharme John Miller Roscoe Douglass Walter Ducharme Wayne Wormwood the Wells Elementary Eleanor Algeria

Augusta sales tax up in September revenue up

AP reports August business produced September sales and use tax revenue 42.2 percent higher than 1962. With the tax itself up about a third, the Sales Tax Division said Monday this indicates a sizeable rise in taxable sales.

Augusta

Hospital Auxiliary Rummage Sale Set

A rummage sale will be held November 22 from 9 a.m. to noon in the G A R Hall, Saco. Under chairmanship of Mrs. Carl Pfeiffer, announced at the Saco Osteopathic Hospital Auxiliary meeting at Miss Ann Marie Paquet’s home in Biddeford.

G.A David Sheehan Westwood Lane Saco Miss Paquet Isabelle Labelle Pfeiffer Walter Dudley

Tips For Teens By Elinor Williams

A reader asks how to handle friends who disparage her boyfriend and how to respond to a boy who has shown interest. Advice emphasizes ignoring nagging remarks, setting boundaries, and avoiding public chasing to preserve trust and reputation. Readers are invited to write for further help.

Elinor Williams Elinor Ans Elinor Wiliams

Rainfall on El Yunque Drenches Puerto Rico Mountain Slopes

Each year about 1,600 showers average 20 minutes apiece soak the jungle slopes of El Yunque Mountain, rising 3,494 feet in Puerto Rico, shaping the tropical climate and landscape.

el Yunque Puerto Rico

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