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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1964
Page
5
A columnist denounces political flip flopping by a national figure, urging citizens to judge elected leaders who support him. The piece recalls a heated exchange over the railroad strike and targets terms like wheeling and dealing used by critics, praising Johnson's crisis role in contrast.
October 9, 1964 marks the 284th day of the year with 83 remaining. Notable items include the 1934 assassination in Marseilles of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and French Foreign Minister Berthou, Yale College receiving its charter in 1701, Russia transferring Alaska to the United States in 1867, and Churchill becoming Britain's Conservative leader in 1940. The Dumbarton Oaks plan for world security was revealed in 1944, with other items noting the Cento name change after Iraq’s withdrawal and a 1963 wheat sale to the Soviet Union context.
Journal photographer captures Jeanne Clark and Susan Whittier perched in a tree house on Fred Clark’s property at 117 Ferry Road, Saco, while three boys below try to reclaim the lookout. Adults nearby include Richard and Edith Clark. grandchildren of Fred Clark.
Lucy F Sheive notes consumer choices grow with science and markets. The guide surveys mixed frozen vegetables cost per serving, suggests weekend meats like chickens and hams, and lists fruit varieties including McIntosh apples and Cortland. Fresh vegetables, eggs, dairy, and seafood are covered with price and seasonal notes.
A long list of weekly school lunch menus across multiple districts. Entries include items for each weekday such as Creamed Beef, Shepherds Pie, Chicken a la King, Fish Chowder, and Tuna Casserole, with sides like vegetables, rolls, butter, milk, fruit, and desserts. Names of schools and towns appear throughout.
The Thursday Club opens its season with a 1 15 p m October 15 gathering at Hotel Thacher featuring Washington social life excerpts presented by Mrs. Austin Durgin and Mrs. Frank Carey as hospitality hostess. Mrs. Robert Noble will lead the business session and district director Mrs. F. P. Bostron will outline plans including a breakfast for arthritis CARE program and a donation to tree planting in Congressional Park. Soloists Paula Moulton and Ellen Authier will perform, with reservations handled by a large friendly service committee of club members.
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