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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1973
Page
10
A compilation of Dear Abby letters covers a husband with wetting issues, an ex-husband using a new family photo for Christmas cards, and a virgin fiancé urged to marry sooner. The editor also quips about a reader’s underwear choice.
Old Orchard Beach couple Mr and Mrs Charles Beaudoin and their family of eight at 8 Carleton Ave have come back from a Florida vacation They also visited the Raymond Rousselle family now residing in Jacksonville North Carolina formerly of Biddeford.
A fragmented ad style notice references an insurance plan covering individuals homes and autos. The readable fragments emphasize a single combined policy aimed at simplifying coverage, with emphasis on convenience and central management.
In Ft Benning Georgia Army Sergeant Gary E Monroe 24 son of Milton F Monore Route 3 Biddeford completed the Noncommissioned Officer Education System Course at Ft Benning Ga The course includes five weeks of instruction in basic NCO skills and four weeks of MOS oriented subjects
The Webber Hospital Auxilliary plans a recognition day at the Nurses Home on Friday at 3 p.m. Forty five Candy Stripers will be honored with pins and caps for hours served in summer and winter of 1973. Mrs. Thomas Anton and Mrs. Carrie Whittemore will present the awards. Mrs. Laurence Staples and her committee will serve refreshments.
The Saco Area Historical Society invites area residents to an organizational meeting on December 9 at 3 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church parish house to form a group to identify and save Saco's historic sites. Members will document homes, cemeteries, and public buildings, learn how people lived, and recruit locals with photos and records. The society plans officers including a historian and aims for a low membership fee to attract participants.
Final plans for the annual Christmas Tree Fair at United Methodist Church School Street Saco were announced. The event, Nov 30 from 2 to 7 pm, will be supervised by co chairmen Marcia Gosselin and Ledora Gannon with table chairs Stephanie Butler and Rachel Scott. Food by Doris Burnham and Elsie Lane. aprons Alma Libby and Vera Munford. knit items Althea Carson and Dorothy Whitney. candy Pauline Coito and Theresa Stickles. toys Georgianna Harriman. white elephant Mary Ann Stickles and Tom Libby. A snack bar runs 2 to 4 pm and a public baked bean and casserole supper 5 to 7 pm.
Kennebunk residents 50 and over may receive a flu booster at St. Monica's Church Portland Road on December 6 from 1 to 3 pm. Dr. Robert J. Downing of Kennebunk will attend. Call the Kennebunk Public Health Association between 8 and 9 am for details. A nominal vaccine fee is charged.
Princeton report shows Edward Kennedy ahead of George Wallace and Edmund Muskie among Democrats in the 1976 presidential race. Kennedy grabs 41 percent, Wallace 15 percent, Muskie 9 percent, with McGovern and Jackson at 6 percent. Reagan would beat Kennedy 50 to 43 in a fall matchup.
Maine gubernatorial candidate Lloyd P. LaFountain responded to President Nixon’s energy message urging fuel conservation. He warned a harsh winter could force curtailment of activities including sports and warned of oil shortages. He urged foresight over rhetoric and personal sacrifices to endure the crisis.
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