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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1973
Page
10
The McArthur Public Library will be closed on Monday in observance of Columbus Day. The notice notes the library’s schedule will resume with normal hours after the holiday.
Evelyn Wagler a 24 year old Boston woman who had just sought gasoline for her stalled car walked into a liquor store and asked the clerk to call an ambulance moments before dying from arson. Six youths dragged her to a vacant lot doused her with gasoline and set her afire. She walked out briefly for aid then collapsed near Blue Hill Avenue and Wayne Street. Police say no motive or robbery sexual assault were detected.
Biddeford Girl Scout leaders met to plan Founder's Day events for brownie, junior and cadette troops. Founders Day celebration at Rotary Park Oct 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. includes songs, games, and dances to teach others. New girls aged 7 to 17 may join. a new brownie troop may form if leaders are found.
Winners at the Lawn Avenue Playhouse Duplicate Bridge event were Ralph Dumaine and James Warren first, Joan Mullen and Oscar Paradis second, and Gwenn Flannery with Estella Aranovitch tied with Clifford Dow for third. Other players included Esther Green and Ruth Anderson, with additional pairs listed. A game is scheduled for 7 30 tonight.
A humor column catalogs everyday annoyances from odd cookbooks and unexpected exes to uncleaned fish gifts and leaky pens. The tone skewers social quirks, wedding jitters, vanity, job hunts years after graduation, and oddball pet choices as modern irritants.
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