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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1973

Page

3

Miss Rachel Neault Receives Merit Check at Met Life Biddeford

Miss Rachel A Neault senior sales assistant at Metropolitan Life in Biddeford was presented a 300 check from the home office for a merit suggestion. The committee praised the merit of the idea. She lives at 207 Alfred Street Biddeford and has just earned a congratulation letter from Regional Sales Manager Bob Saunderson for completing the Sales Assistant Development course.

Rachel A. Neault Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Biddeford Home Office Miss Nealt Alfred St Bob Saunderson

Area Real Estate Deals In Biddeford And Saco

Properties changing hands include 546 Foss St Biddeford owned by Mr. and Mrs. Cote sold to Mr. and Mrs. James R. Marcotte of Saco for investment. 28 Raymond St Biddeford home sold to Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Cote. 573 Pool Road Biddeford home sold to Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Baillargeon. 1 Market St Saco property sold to Mr. and Mrs. Roland Dumont. Brokers: Early American Realty Gilberte Real Estate Cordo Real Estate Lucinda Ward Ansto Realty.

Foss St Biddeford Fernand Cote Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach James R. Marcotte Ferry Road Saco Marcottes Office of Early American Realty Priscilla D. Baillargeon Cape Cod Raymond St Richard Labbe Sheldon Cote Cotes Gilberte Real Estate Agency Shirley G. Bartlett Blanche L. Milliken Pool Road Guy E. Baillargeon Saco River Baillargeon Market St Romeo Cote Roland Dumont Cote

Pre School Music Is To Be Program

Southern Maine Association for the Education of Young Children will hold its first meeting of the year at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the PROP Child Development Center in Portland. A workshop on Music in the Pre School will be led by Miss Mary Maurice after a coffee hour. The SMAEYC offers a member consultation program on child development and classroom planning and will sponsor workshops on Creative Expression in Young Children with topics like Rhythm and Improvisation and Dramatic Play Led by local educators. Officers include Marjorie Miller, Betty Van Wyck, Jean Meggison, Richard Whiting, and Janet Colby.

Southern Maine Association For the Education of Prop Child Development Center Thomas Street Portland Mary Maurice Augusta Maurice Northern Conservatory of Music Bangor Orff York Cumberland Susan Sachs Ram Island Dance Co

Biddeford PTA to Convene Tuesday Night Meeting

The Biddeford PTA will meet Tuesday at 7 p m at John F Kennedy School West Street Principal Harold Hanson of Biddeford Junior High will be guest speaker He will also show pictures from city school classrooms Future projects will be discussed during the business portion Refreshments served

Biddeford Pta John F. Kennedy School West Street Harold Hanson Biddeford Junior High School

Joint Parking Area Completed in Kennebunk

The Kennebunk Free Library and Kennebunk Unitarian Church finished a combined parking area on Main Street behind their buildings. The paved lot holds about 20 cars with future plans to mark spaces and plow in winter.

Kennebunk Kennebunk Free Library Kennebunk Unitarian Church

Lemires Return From 22 Day European Visit

Mr and Mrs Edward Lemire of Biddeford return home after a 22 day tour visiting London Paris and Italy The article notes their trip included stops in these cities and countries The second nugget mentions an advertiser offering 200000 a year to rent a custom neon sign for Times Square

Edward Lemire Biddeford Europe London Paris Italy Times Square

Kennebunk Building Permits Issued in September

Building Inspector John McNiff issued numerous permits in September. Notable items include Mary H. Robertson for a $2,000 foundation on Old Port Road, Paul Binette for a $1,000 parking area at Colonial Village Market, and Thomas Donnelly for a $300 trailer. Gendreau contractors received several home-building permits on Mousam Road and Pine Crest Acreage with costs ranging from $25,400 to $31,500. Other permits cover a 244 by 34 foot hen house on Webber Hill, a $44,000 project, a $30,000 Longview Meadows home, and renovations on Keowener Street. Several denials and sign permits are also listed.

Kennebunk John McNiff Mary H. Robertson Old Port Road Paul Binette Colonial Village Market Thomas Donnelly Charland and Gendreau Mousam Acres Mousam Road Pine Crest Woodside Drive Marcel Tremblay Paul Stuart Webber Hill Maurice Stevens Joseph Perreult

Biddeford High School Library to Open Evening Hours

Biddeford will open the BHS library to adult education evenings Monday through Thursday starting Tuesday. Director John B. Simpson says the move boosts adult learning by providing full library resources at a reference center. Susan Wortman will serve as librarian, bringing six years of adult education experience and degrees from Mount Holyoke and Case Western Reserve.

Biddeford John B. Simpson Biddeford High School Simpson Andrew C. Frechette Frechette Susan Wortman Mount Holyoke Wortman Nebraska Ohio

Grade Integration Begins With Apple

Fairfield School in Saco introduces grades one two and three to apples through an apple unit. Students visit Gile Orchards Alfred observe storage and packaging then tour the orchards learn proper picking. They receive apples and cider and create murals sounds maps shadow plays cooking and stories. A multimedia display and open house will showcase the joint three classroom effort.

Fairfield School Saco Pauline Pollock Linda Kershner Lorraine Whelan Gile Orchards Alfred

Ocean Lodge Plans Schedule of Masonic Events

Ocean Lodge A F and A M led by Ronald H. Welch announces a series of meetings at Highpine Masonic hall Wells starting with a Wednesday 8 p.m. stated communication. A Master Mason degree rehearsal is set for Sunday at 7 p.m. and the degree ceremony for Oct 17 at 7 30 p.m. An Oct 19 lodge inspection includes a 6 30 p.m. roast turkey supper by Priscilla Chapter OES during which John E. Gowen will receive a 3 year award. District lodges meet Oct 29 at Preble Lodge Sanford.

Wells Ocean Lodge A.F A.M Ronald H. Welch Highpine Masonic Hall Sanford Road Priscilla Chapter Order of the Eastern Star John E. Gowen Maine Preble Lodge Sanford

Roxbury Man Shot During Holdup Attempt

William Armstrong of Roxbury was critically wounded Sunday when two youths tried to rob a Cumberland Farms store. Armstrong, 55, a customer, was shot in the chest and listed in critical but stable condition at Carney Hospital. The pair fled by foot then car. the getaway vehicle was found abandoned nearby.

Boston William Armstrong Roxbury Cumberland Farms Armstrong Carney Hospital

Wallace Signals 1976 Presidential Run Plans

In Washington AP report Alabama Governor George Wallace shows intent for the 1976 Democratic nomination. Aides including Mickey Griffin reveal Wallace will avoid 1972 primaries and focus on convention delegates while drafting new delegate rules. Griffin warns quota provisions could become a major issue in 1976.

Washington Alabama George C. Wallace Wallace South Mickey Griffin Democratic National Committee Democratic Party Ene

Augusta Reporter To Change For AP

Pat Sherlock named to replace Phyllis Austin as State House reporter for AP in Augusta Maine. Austin resigns effective October 12 after joining the Augusta bureau in 1969. Sherlock joins AP in Portland and will begin statehouse coverage on October 21.

Boston Pat Sherlock Phyllis Austin State House Associated Press Augusta Maine James M. Ragsdale Miss Austin Sherlock New York City St. Francis College Brooklyn N.Y Claremont N.H Eagle Concord Monitor Portland Statehouse

Senate Debates Strip Mining Restoration Requirement

In Washington the Senate considers a strip mining bill labeled urgent by President Nixon, focusing on land restoration after mining and creating a $100 million reclamation fund. The measure would impose federal standards if states fail to adopt acceptable plans within 22 months, a move opposed by coal interests but supported by environmentalists.

Washington Nixon Senate U.S Interior Committee

Forgotten Man Might Be Freed

Vincent Dawa a 62 year old Philippine immigrant with 34 years confined in prisons and mental hospitals faces a Marin County sanity hearing that could mark the first step toward parole He was condemned for murder in 1939 sentenced to death later changed to life imprisonment and his case hinges on being declared sane while parole review follows.

Vincent Dawa Dawa Marin County Sacramento San Quenin al Institution Buford Tomey Dawi California San Obispo Dana

Two Are Killed On Maine Roads During Weekend

Maine highway deaths rise to 176 for the year after two weekend crashes. Elvah B. Chambers 58 of Dexter died in a head on collision on Maine 7 near his home Saturday night. Tina Raymond seven of Madawska was killed Saturday on U S 1 in Frenchville when she darted into the path of a car shortly before 3 p.m.

Dexter Maine Elvah B. Chambers Tina Raymond Madawaska U.S. 1 Frenchville

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