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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1959

Page

7

Fashion Show Slated Sunday At St Andre High

St Andre High School unveils the Fall Festival of Fashion with a Sunday 2 p m show in St Andre hall. Remar's Ladies shop outfits and Bernards hat shop millinery highlight the lineup. Priscilla Corriveau narrates while Gladys Ruben School of Dancing provides entertainment. Models include Constance Morrissette Doris Charland Vivina Lessard Pauline Martel Audrey Perreault Elaine Farrell Lucille Nadeau Priscilla Beaupre Patricia MacDonald Constance Cassavant Paulette Drouin and Jean Verrier.

St. Andre High School St. Andre Hall Remar’s Ladies Shop Bernards Hat Shop Priscilla Corriveau Gladys Ruben Constance Morrissette Doris Charland Vivina Lessard Pauline Martel Audrey Perreault Elaine Farrell Lucille Nadeau Priscilla Beaupre Patricia MacDonald Constance Cassavant Paulette Drouin Jean Verrier Connie Morrisette Vivian Lessard Priscilla

Committees Named For Saco Ladies Home League Rummage

Mrs. Sr. Captain James C. Geddes will lead the rummage sale at the Saco Corps building with Mrs. Mattie Trafton Mrs. Hilda Elwell Mrs. E. Fenderson and Mrs. Lois Tenney assisting sorting and selling Doors open at 10 am proceeds go to the Salvation Army World Wide Medical and Educational effort.

James C. Geddes Ladies Home League Saco Corps Mattie Trafton Hilda Elwell E. Fenderson Lois Tenney Salvation Army

Port Church Plans Cofra For Treeday

A coffee to benefit the Women’s Association of the South Congregational Church in Kennebunkport will be hosted at 62 Storer Street by Mrs W Gilman Fiske on Tuesday from 10 to 12 30. Co hosts are Mrs Fiske Mrs Arthur Lombard and assisted by Mrs John East.

Women's Association of the South Congregational Church Kennebunkport W. Gilman Fiske Storer Street Kennebunk Fiske Arthur Lombard John East

Shredded money case reaches U.S. Treasury

T. E. Watts went to the U S Treasury Department with a box of shredded greenbacks seeking replacement after his wallet slipped from his pocket and his lawn mower chewed it into pieces.

Oklahoma City T. E. Watts U. S. Treasury Department

Gorgeana Girl Scout Council to hear Roundup reports

Delegates from Gorgeana Council will learn first hand about this summer’s national Scout Roundup at Colorado Springs, camp life at Camp La Gis Ca, and fall plans at a fall meeting on Wednesday at the North Parish Congregational church Sanford. Linda Wakefield and Kay Emery will recount their Colorado Roundup experiences, with others detailing camp programs and fall activities for the 2000 girls in York County Somersworth area.

Bers Gorgeana Kay Emery Sanford Colorado Gerald van Freet Mary M. Davis Hollis Center Sa-Gis-Ca Horn Pond Albert Quellette Frances Sylvester York County-Somersworth N. H Gorgeana Council

Doctors say heart patients can work with support

Harvard Medical School professor Dr. Samuel A. Levine told a national symposium that serious heart disease patients who cannot walk to a streetcar may still hold jobs if doctors offer practical help. He cited taxi fares as enabling earnings and warned against overly pessimistic forecasts that hinder return to work.

Boston Harvard Medical School Samuel A. Levine Levine Liberty Mutual Insurance Co

Style Authority to Speak at York County Extension Meeting

Fashion expert Jane Scott of Simplicity Patterns will speak and demonstrate pattern fitting and clothing care at the York County Extension Women's fall meeting in Sanford. The event opens at 1 p.m. with Ruth Stackhouse presiding. models will include Eleanor Grames and Marilyn Milliken.

Goodall Hall Unitarian Church Sanford Simplicity Patterns United States Ruth Stackhouse Wells Y. E. W. Presiding

Maine Schools Benefit From Over Two Million Federal Aid

Washington reports that the new education law has supplied Maine with more than 2 million dollars in federal aid in the past year. The National Defense Education Act provides grants and loans to strengthen education, especially in science, mathematics, and modern foreign languages, with Sputnik spurring the effort. Maine previously lacked state level specialists in these fields.

State of Maine Maine Washington Sputnik

Untouchables TV crimefighter series reviewed

AP critic Cynthia Lowry reviews The Untouchables on ABC praising its brisk pace and stark violence while noting large sponsor load ruins continuity. She highlights Nehemiah Persoff as the bookkeeper and Robert Stack as Eliot Ness though questions stretch of one man handling key cases. Desi Arnaz returns in dramatic role on Desilu Playhouse Oct 30 with upcoming I Don Quixote special casting surprises noted.

Cynthia Lowry New York ABC al Capone Nehemiah Persoff Robert Stack Eliot Ness Ma Barker Desi Arnaz Desilu Playhouse Don Quxote Lee J Cobb Eli Wallach Sancho Panza Cervantes

Elmer Gantry Moral Stir Rocks Hollywood

Hollywood reports blame centers on Elmer Gantry as Sinclair Lewis novel nears screen adaptation by Richard Brooks and Burt Lancaster. Protestants dispute film morality concerns cite moral grounds, while studio aims to portray ministers within the production code.

Hollywood Elmer Gantry Sinclair Lewis Lewis Richard Brooks Burt Lancaster Elmer Tee Code Brooks

Gantry film sparks church debate and theater scare

Critics clash over the film adaptation of Gantry with church leaders defending religious satire while others warn it feeds scandal. A theater incident in Willcox Arizona caused a false alarm as insect spray mist triggered an evacuation amid smoke rumors.

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