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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1963
Page
5
A reader panel of Dear Abby letters discusses coffee date pitfalls and dating expectations. Topics include sizing up dates, suspicions of infidelity, handling advances, and personal letters praising Abby’s guidance with couples, loyalty, and friendship.
Roy F. Tounge, Saco tax collector, announced that 437,020 of the 1,052,688 tax commitment for 1963 had been received in nine days to Sept. 30. Collections to Sept. 30 total 908,009 this year vs 877,498 last year, with 144,679 unpaid taxes now compared with 166,834 in 1962.
The Biddeford-Saco Hadassah chapter opened its fall meetings in Etz Chaim Synagogue vestry with co-chairmen Mrs Abe Serothc and Mrs Samuel Karlin overseeing membership. Three scholarship recipients Jay Sneider Nancy Ross and Philip Beria reported on their convention attendance at Camp Tel Wahada Barryville New York.
World Wide Communion will be observed at 9 30 morning worship at Goodwins Mills Methodist Church with a special offering for the Fellowship of Suffering and Service. MYF meets at 6 p m in the Social House for officer elections and worship. Sunday Bible Mission group begins its first meeting of the season for interested young people.
Wells High School delegates who attended Dirigo Boys State and Girls State sessions last June will present the program for the Wells Ogunquit Parent Teacher Association fall meeting. Speakers Kenney Bassett Sally Hutchins and Lane Phillips will recount their experiences at American Legion and Auxiliary programs. A business session directed by PTA PresidentDonald Ducharme will follow with refreshments served by Ogunquit mothers during the social hour.
Greenville D C reports a special Saco-Lowell Bulletin marking 150 years since 1813. It highlights the textile industry’s growth, the firm’s contributions, and a carded yarn mill reconstruction from 1813 to 1963. The U S Patent Office collects bulletins since March 1928, aiding researchers with industry history.
New York doctors now use electrical stimulation to treat disabled limbs and heart problems. A muscle stimulator helps hemiplegic patients lift the foot, with a heel switch ending the current after each step. Defibrillators and pacemakers restore or sustain heart rhythms, enabling life-saving cardiac treatment.
A compact implanted unit with electrodes attachable to heart muscles delivers freer output from 10 mercury cell batteries. The device, about the size of a cigarette pack and half an inch thick, relies on batteries that last roughly five years before replacement.
Biddeford Building Inspector James Hussey released September statistics showing 26 permits issued with a total value of 76035 dollars. The record notes 4 new homes valued at 43000 dollars 8 new garages 11600 dollars 13 remodels and additions 21435 dollars and 1 demolition. Also mentioned is the University of Kentucky achieving 129 consecutive home basketball wins from January 4 1943 to January 8 1955.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH Mrs Adeline Cote was appointed treasurer at the Abbott Verville AMVETS Auxiliary meeting last night. A rummage sale is planned for Oct 11 and 12 with pickup calls to Mrs Leona Travers. Gold Bond stamps for the AMVETS project were requested, frames for awards to be obtained, and a public card party announced.
Nigeria signed an agreement with the Swiss Watch Manufacturers Federation to set up a watch repair section at Yaba Technical Institute in Lagos. Ambassador G. E. Bucher of Switzerland signed for the federation, aiming to raise repair standards in the West African nation.
Isle Royale National Park sits on Isle Royale in Lake Superior off Michigan. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park lies on the islands of Hawaii and Maui, formed by volcanic activity and spanning multiple islands.
Senate passed a resolution to allow all exPresidents to address it with advance notice. Pell argued the retired chiefs would add wisdom and enhance the Senate’s luster as exleaders attend debates, while Truman and Kennedy already have floor access.
Maj. Gen. Edwin W. Heywood adjutant general of Maine will headline the ninth convention of the Maine Law Enforcement Association at the Tri-City Fish and Game Club in Hallowell on Saturday Oct. 5. Registration starts at 9 a.m. with a business session and officer elections.
Hardin Simmons University football finished another tough season with a single win across multiple seasons and 29 losses highlighted in the summary.
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