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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1960
Page
6
The manager and two employees viewed the victim's body at the morgue. Wadsworth H. Williams said the gunman, with a southern accent, who robbed the Portland IGA last Thursday for 1356 dollars, is believed to be the deceased Little. He forced Williams to empty a safe and deliver the cash from two registers.
Four year old Sara Gabriele Blum, daughter of Herman and Rita Blum of Fayetteville, took the oath of allegiance in a Raleigh Federal court. Adopted in Stuttgart in 1957, she marked the moment by pinking her hair and giving herself a haircut, explaining the oath felt like a big event.
President Mrs Ida Robichaud led the IKC Auxiliary of Rev James J Mull en council at Old Orchard Beach K of C hall. Mystery prize went to Mrs Marie Tousignant and attendance prize to Mrs Jeannette Southwick. New officers to be installed Oct 13 at Valle's by Mrs Helene Fowler with Rita Tousignant hosting ceremonies. Members to meet between 5 and 5 15 p.m.
The Executive Council tabled a 488 515 construction contract for a new Employment Security Building in Augusta to Fred I Merrill Inc of South Portland after Maine Building Trades Council spokesmen said union labor would not work for the firm. The bid was the low bid and the firm planned to use both non union and union labor. The council voted 5 to 1 to withhold authorization over the union labor issue.
Redstone missile achieved a flawless 200 mile flight down the Atlantic range. The 61 foot rocket performed perfectly in a test similar to maneuvers planned for an American astronaut early in 1961.
Four Old Orchard Beach women attended the Maine Women's Civil Defense council meeting yesterday at the State House office building in Augusta. Luncheon was served at Camp Keyes from a mobile feeding unit, followed by the afternoon session. Mrs. Burton Cross hosted tea at the Blaine Mansion with Maine's first lady greeting guests. A tour of the Blaine Mansion fallout shelter was included. Attendees included Mrs. Louis Balkan, Mrs. Nathan F. Ford, Miss Rose Goldberg, and Mrs. Richard I. Doe.
Oliver challenges Garland on local industry and wage equalization at Portsmouth Naval shipyard. Cloudman accuses Garland of letting emotions drive judgments while tying tannery location to Cote and Gourdouras. Jefferson discusses federal aid to education via the State Board and community allocations amid Sewage matching funds questions.
In a bear brook plant debate, Oliver questioned how his rival could oppose the programs that Saco benefits from and challenged his economic development record for Saco. After a handshaking sidewalk tour, Oliver planned to visit the Saco tannery and then head to Kennebunk at noon.
In Ocala Florida a freshwater shrimp as large as a lobster, about 26 inches, was netted near Silver Springs after weeks of effort. It was trapped after emerging from a deep underwater cavity in the spring flow, and apart from size the creature resembles the saltwater species.
A famed submarine that earned 11 battle stars and 4 presidential citations, the USS Haddock, was sold to Salem junk dealer Jacob Checkaway for 62,222 dollars. He must scrap her within a year or face a 75 dollar daily penalty. The vessel arrived in Newburyport after a Pacific war patrol, towed by a tug, marking a final end for the undersea warship.
A Tucson brand inspector questioned a woman seeking to register a brand and where it would be placed on a cow, only to learn she did not own livestock and planned to use the mark on stationery as a coat of arms.
Beaufort North Carolina, the third oldest town in the state, forgot to celebrate its 250th anniversary. Residents spent a week this year commemorating the town’s 251st birthday with a belated but planned celebration.
Jack Whipps searched for a missing wallet after his dog Henryetta, while on a fishing trip, retrieved the billfold from the dog’s mouth. Inside he found nearly $100.
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