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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1963
Page
10
Biddeford voters rejected six of seven questions including a self liquidating bond for Maine Maritimes Academy dining facilities and a seven million highway bond. The Chebeague Island bridge faced defeat while the anti-discrimination constitutional amendment passed and the apportionment amendment failed.
Community interest grows in reviving the NRA Hunter Safety course at Wells High School. Ernest Lord an NRA instructor leads the reorganization with Wells School officials. A meeting is set for Friday at 2 p.m. with Dean Jordan Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game to outline course requirements and testing before gun demonstrations. Russell K. Noyes principal and George Langille PE teacher will attend along with other high school members.
Notre Dame Hospital Auxiliary invites members to hear Dr Stanley L Payson Jr psychologist as guest speaker at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the hospital. Payson, a Camden native educated at the University of Maine and Boston University with an M A, has worked in state hospital and outpatient settings and with the division of mental health for over seven years. He has served as psychological consultant at Bath Brunswick Guidance Center and is now with the Child and Family Guidance Clinic. Refreshments will be provided by St. Margaret's Parish volunteers with hostesses Alfred Paul and Gerard Cote. The business session will be led by Mrs Armand E Reny, president.
Saco voters showed strong interest in referendum question 3 to expand student housing at the State Teachers Colleges. They defeated the Chebeague Island bridge proposal, approved a nondiscrimination constitutional amendment, and defeated a general bond issue of 8,422,000 dollars. Total votes 852 versus over 2,000 in the municipal election.
Council Ste. Therese will hold a meeting tonight at 8 with a social hour and film show. Members and guests may attend at the Jefferson Street hall. refreshment committee includes General Councillor Raphael and several named attendees.
St. Andre's Home and Hospital Auxiliary met at Pool Road Biddeford to plan a Christmas Fair and Tea from 2 to 5 p.m. on November 17 at the home. Committees include Mrs. Albert W. Cookson as general chairman and Mrs. Arthur Bibeau overseeing tea tables. The sale will feature toys, jewelry, handcrafts, candies, and items by the sisters. A Thanksgiving Kiddie Show will be held at 10 a.m. at the Central Theater on Alfred Street.
A Saco woman and a Biddeford man escaped injury when their cars, a 1956 sedan driven by Alice F. Parenteau and a 1954 pickup driven by Raymond M. Janson, collided at Elm and Lincoln Streets in Biddeford shortly after 7:30 this morning. Damages could not be estimated.
A charge of speeding 55 mph in a 35 mph zone was filed without plea this morning in Saco Municipal Court. Priscilla M. Draggins of 7 Hillside Ave Biddeford appeared before Judge Hilary Mahaney on the complaint from Saco notice.
The journal boasts a daily reach of over 30 000 readers across its classified section. Local merchants and individuals rely on the ads to connect with a broad audience, including small businesses and residents seeking services or opportunities.
WORCESTER Mass Miss Carole A Spencer daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis T Spencer of 508 Alfred Road Biddeford has been elected secretary of Morey Hall women s dormitory at Becker Junior College She is a freshman majoring in the two year medical secretarial program She graduated last year and is continuing her studies
Practical tips from Shell on night driving include driving at a pace that allows safe stopping within clear sight. If headlights seem dim or misaligned, have a dealer check them. Do eye movement to avoid highway hypnosis, carry hot drinks, and take regular breaks. Stations welcome travelers to rest.
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