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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1963

Page

4

Editorial Page Thought For Evening

A concise reflection on divine necessity, quoting John Tillotson. The brief piece ponders whether God would appear as useful to humans if He were not a necessary being in Himself, inviting contemplation on divine independence and purpose.

John Tillotson Newspaper Enterprise Assn Washington NEA Democratic National Committee John Bailey Pennsylvania Barry Rocky Romney Scranton Bailey

Local Bugle Defends Its Role In Community Service

The piece argues National Newspaper Week highlights the local newspaper as a quasi public service essential to community life. It defends the paper’s duties to inform and connect readers, host a public Forum, and present diverse viewpoints while maintaining a watchdog stance and local focus.

Week New York Times Aardvark Zymurgy Voltaire

PTA Critics and Possible Ways to Help Schools

A psychiatrist and PTA member at the Kansas State Teachers Association anniversary panel argues PTA focus on trivia and procedures detracts from education. He urges parent involvement, such as five hours yearly, to free teachers for academics and boost school interest, while noting both devoted and ineffective members exist. The piece also jarringly shifts to quips about polygamy, drinking, and age-related driving risks.

PTA Kansas State Teachers Association Ptas

Washington News Fame a sometimes thing

A Washington column notes political quips about the 1964 campaign slogans and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy hair, with remarks on bureaucracy, Pentagon awards, booksellers near the Justice Department, Newsmaster General Gronouski, Univac I’s move to the Smithsonian, and a misaligned World Series start prompting radio cautions.

Jacqueline Kennedy Univac I Commerce Department Bureau of Census Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges Smithsonian Institution Museum of History and Technology Census Bureau Dodgers

Boyle's Column Helpful Hal's home hints

New York AP column notes common domestic trivia. About 40 percent of American homes have at least one dog despite bans in many apartments. A government study counts two million U.S. widows over 62 and reveals education and employment gaps among women over 25. The piece stacks quotes and light trivia on pets, insomnia, roaches, fish aging, and historic marriages, with quips from contemporary sources.

Hal Bole New York Rover U.S

Investors Forum The best form of wealth

Investor essay urges Americans to own productive wealth through common stocks. Cites population growth to 260 million by 17 years and GM and AT&T as long term growth examples. Advises diversifying real estate into stocks, notes rising New York Stock Exchange values and growing shareowners, and lists stock selection criteria: business essentiality, management, earnings, and dividend history.

Harry C. France America United States American Telephone and Telegraph General Motors New York Stock Exchange

Biddeford Saco Journal local information card

Publication data for Biddeford Saco Journal includes address at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine. It lists publishing corporation Journal Publishing Corp W Paul Casavant president and E P Ingalls managing editor with telephone numbers for business and editorial departments. Subscription rates show one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00.

Adams Street Biddeford Maine The Journal Publishing Corp W. Paul Casavant E. P. Ingalls Associated Press

TV and Radio Sullivan show disappointing Ruth Millett

Ruth Millett critiques Ed Sullivan show plans and NBC and CBS programs. The piece notes disappointment with a Huntley-Brinkley spoof on Sullivan and comments on Meet the Press style session with Ngo Dinh Nhu. It mentions Defenders and East Side West Side as contemporaries and lists TV schedule details.

Cynthia Lowry NEW York Ed Sullivan CBS England Huntley-Brinkley Bob and Ray The Lancers NBC Ngo Dinh Nhu John Sharkey South Viet Nam

Voting Decline Among Older Citizens Says Duke Study

A Duke University study cited by Martin E Segal finds voting drops after middle age with men voting more than women and higher earners voting more. Access to multiple information sources boosts turnout while disengagement grows as people age, prompting calls for greater involvement.

Martin EF Retirement Advisors, Inc Duke University Joel Smith Duke Poe Rome Kerr Mills

Daily Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From Historical Page

A grid of crossword clues including window display figure part of a brake cattle dealer verse sprite apiece vive le scentime coins hand drum M C s need arab chieftain indigo pixilated certain votes word of consent under the table item chinese poet playwright rice born forceful exceeded in official grade lens likely saintly burlesques kremlin prep oup pre pleas early geological epoch tiny pearl finishes caprice greek letter noble two words get past cones image or ballad fastened firmly salad plant sovring bloom s where Waikiki is sat again 7 inch kle ancient region Asia Minor pale sky blue colors West Point roulette bet sanction latin verb form beam.

Ikelyst Kremlin Waikiki Asia Minor West Point

Reader feels his presence During project on frontier

Don Berry narrates a frontier Oregon tale set near Tillamook Bay in 1854. A small settlement builds a schooner The Ship with salvaged fittings, guided by Little Sam who loves an Indian girl. Murder and a Yam Hill raid test the men as Ben Thaler recalls harsh frontier life.

Reader Don Berry Viking Berry Tillamook Bay Oregon Little Sam Kilchis Yam Hill Ben Thaler

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