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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1961
Page
8
A 1913 Biddeford Record ad by the Business Men’s Association urged making Biddeford bigger and busier. It touted a prime Maine location, urged attracting new industries, drawing in families seeking steady work and higher wages, and warned residents not to relocate to cheaper, less prosperous places.
SARANAC LAKE NY. Abandoned Adirondack mines could offer fallout shelters for cattle in an atomic attack according to Dr Charles E Fletcher president of the state Veterinary Medical Society He notes cattle would lack corner markets after a blast and emphasizes need for protection.
LAS VEGAS Nevada singer Keely Smith and bandleader Louis Prima confirmed a divorce after years of rumors. Smith, age 29, received the decree on grounds of cruelty. Prima, 49, did not attend the court session. The pair wed in 1953.
King Court Order of the Amaranth held an October meeting at Odd Fellows hall in Saco with grand and supreme lodge officers and Massachusetts guests. A pre-meeting dinner at Wonderbar featured hosts Mr and Mrs Norman McAuley. Guests included Mrs Gladys Barney, Mrs Christian Ritchie, and Mrs Elizabeth Culver among others. The session, led by Mrs Freeman and Edward Cloudman, installed two supreme officers and noted several staff substitutions due to illness. A balloting and degree work exemplification followed, with candidates from Pineland court. Refreshments concluded the gathering. next meeting is November 7 titled Step-up Night.
Sub-contractors and their prices for work on the new elementary school in Saco's Pepperell Park include structural steel and miscellaneous iron Maguire Jones Portland 17980 steel joists Bacon Valley Boston 11320 pressed steel frames and metal covered doors Fenestra Detroit 5038 millwork Delano Portland 10280 roofing and sheet metal James A Brady Portland 11106 acoustic tile ceiling Blanchard Portland 8690 ceramic tile work Laquex Jutens Somersworth NH 578 40 resilient tile flooring Appalachian Flooring Somerville MA 5259 aluminum sash Fenestra Detroit 7402 chalk and tack boards Boston Blackboard Co Foxboro 2095 finished hardware Craftsman Wilford NH 1957 electrical work Georges Appliance and Furniture Saco 16887 35 Contract awards for plumbing heating ventilating painting and finishing still remain to be awarded.
A Nashville boy asks if his mother can be arrested for double jeopardy after being spanked at school and again at home. Police clerk Fred Stromatt replies that a mother can discipline her child at home for misbehavior.
Building Inspector Peter W. Hellige issued two permits in Saco. Alice Savoy of Stone Street receives a 9 by 12 foot shed costing about $60. Ludger Lachance of 5 Therrien Avenue gets a 14 by 26 foot garage estimated at $650.
Miss Diane Tilton celebrated her 13th birthday at her parents home 8442 Prospect Street Biddeford. Refreshments were served, games played and prizes awarded to Diane Ruel Joan Roy Claire Turcotte and Hilda Ouellette. Others attending included Claire Goudreau Theresa Roy Kathy Dineen Madeleine Tibbetts and Rolande Tibbetts. Invited but unable to attend were Carmen Caron Nancy Demeule Nancy Bergeron Peggy Sevigny Suzanne Paquette Brenda
Three area men retire from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard among 31 total. John V. Nadeau of West Kennebunk, Carroll A. Tarr of Biddeford, and Chester D. Clark of Saco are named by Capt J B Grady, acting shipyard commander. The piece notes a 6th century B C Persian Immortals bodyguard of 10,000.
UM in Orono designates October 28 as Freshman Parents Day with about 1200 expected attendees. James Harmon chairs a 14 member planning committee including Cecil Cutts Clinton Blackmon and George Clifford among others. events include meetings with officials faculty advisers and campus tours.
Governor Reed told the New England Veterinary Medical Association that livestock health and improvement are vital to Maine and New England. He cited dairy and poultry industries as prosperous thanks to veterinary medicine and research advances.
Cape Canaveral hosts a missile display on a 15 000 acre test center site near Patrick AFB with Titan Thor Snark Mata base. The public exhibit provides a look at Bomarc missiles and related air laboratory work 15 miles south of the cane.
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