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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1964
Page
5
Dear Abby columns cover a sports obsessed husband, parenting after two boys, a clergy criticism incident, a shoplifting principle, teen kissing advice, and a note on the origin of domestic violence from a psychologist. Readers respond with practical, morally toned guidance.
Notable events listed include Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga in 1777, the 1917 sinking of the Antilles with 70 dead, Nationalist China joining a postwar commission in 1945, Pakistan’s 1951 premiership, California’s 1952 loyalty oath ruling, 1964 milestone day items, and recent space and UN actions.
North Lebanon Mrs Harriet Hersom led a Baptist Youth Fellowship Sunday School class visiting shut-ins Tuesday evening with companions Jack Cole Richard Bamford Steven Wood Nancy Pillock and Helen Stewart. Others attended a missionary conference at New Brunswick Bible School and toured Arcadia National Park and Cadillac Mountain on return. Newell Frost is a patient in Manchester New Hampshire Veterans Hospital.
Four Circle meetings of the Women’s Fellowship of the United Church of Christ in Biddeford are set for next week. Three circles meet Tuesday at 1 30 p m with Circle A led by Mrs Norman Lundy and Mrs Harold Staples at Mrs John Moeckel’s home. Circle C led by Mrs Albion Benton and Mrs Reginald McAdoo meets at Mrs McAdoo’s home. Circle D led by Mrs Warren Libby and Mrs Albert Whitehurst meets at Mrs Orville Pollard’s home. Circle E led by Mrs Barbara Van derward meets Thursday at 8 p m at Mrs Archie Maxwell’s home.
Shortstop Sonny Jackson, now with San Antonio, stole 61 bases with Modesto California last season as he boosted the club’s baserunning.
Directory of church names, locations and pastors across Saco Kennebunkport Wells Ogunquit Old Orchard Beach and nearby areas with weekly mass times confessions and service schedules for St Joseph St Andre St Mary Notre Dame de Lourdes Most Holy Trinity St Margaret's St Monica's St Martha's St Mary's Ogunquit United Baptist Church and multiple congregations including First Parish Second Parish Seventh Day Adventist and more with weekday, weekend, and seasonal schedules for Catholic, Congregational, Unitarian and other denominations.
Several Episcopal churches publish winter service schedules led by rectors and clergy. Christ Church Cres cent on South Street Biddeford offers one service at 9 am with choral eucharist and sermon. Trinity Saco lists Holy Communion at 8 am and 10:30 am services with sermon and church school. St David Kennebunk and St John Old Orchard Beach provide rotating Holy Eucharist or Morning Prayer on Sundays with additional services on holy days and nursery/church school options.
Local church listings detail services, pastors, and Sunday schedules. Unitarian Universalist, United Church of Christ, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox, South Biddeford Methodist, United Baptist, Advent Christian, and Foss Street Methodist churches are listed with service times, Sunday schools, and locations in Biddeford and Saco.
Goodwins Mills Methodist Church led by Rev. R. Richard Case holds Sunday services at 9 30 a m with Church School at 10 30 a m for all ages. Advent Christian Church under Rev. Mathew Farnum offers morning worship at 10 a m, Sunday School at 11, evening 8 p m, Youth Fellowship at 7 p m. Lyman Baptist Church at Goodwins Mills with Rev. Sidney F Whitehouse conducts Sunday School at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m.
Advent Christian church Route 35 Kennebunk Lower Village holds Sunday school at 9 45 a m and worship at 11 a m with nursery care. Unitarian Universalist at Main Street Portland Road corner led by Rev Harold Scott Th D holds service at 11 a m. Christ Church Dane Street with Rev Fred B Holmberg offers Sunday worship at 10 a m. Kennebunk Baptist Church Main Street led by Rev Chester M Staples offers worship at 11 a m and 7 p m. Christian Science Society Summer Street offers Sunday school at 11 a m and morning service at 10 a m. West Kennebunk Methodist Church led by Rev Alfred H Ives has worship and sermon at 9 a m and Sunday school at 10 a m. Kennebunk Landing Free Christian Union Society Full Gospel Church with Mrs Gracie Ames son Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship thereafter.
Methodist Church on Washington Avenue holds worship at 11 a m with Sunday school at 9 45 a m Advent Christian Church on Saco Avenue lists acting pastor Herman Thurlow with Sunday School at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 First Baptist Church on Ocean Avenue with Sunday school at 1 30 p m and worship at 2 30 p m Faith Tabernacle at Atlantic Avenue and Third Street led by Rev Calvin T Rogers with Sunday School at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m The Salvation Army at 91 Union Avenue commanded by Lt and Mrs Philip Satterlee offers Sunday Holy Communion at 11 a m Sunday School at 9 45 a m and salvation meeting at 7 30 p m.
A schedule of church services in Wells and nearby areas lists Congregational Church of Wells United Church of Christ on Route 1 and Second Church edifice at Wells Corner for 10:30 a.m. worship and Sunday School. Full Gospel Church on Route 9-A near Route 109 holds services at 3 p.m. with Sunday School at 2 p.m. Highpine Baptist Church on Sanford Road meets for worship at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday School at 10:45 a.m. Wells Branch Freewill Baptist Church on Route 9A between Kennebunk and Wells runs Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. The Wells Moody Church of the Nazarene on Route 1 lists Sunday School and worship at 10 a.m. and an evening service at 7:30 p.m.
Village Baptist Church at Maine and Spring offers church school for all ages at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 with supervised nursery and children s church. South Congregational Church at Fowes provides morning worship at 9 and 11. First Congregational Church on North Street and Arundel Road led by Rev Robert M Howes lists services as well.
Cape Porpoise Methodist Church on the Cape announces morning worship service at 10 45 a m led by Rev Russell J Peppe minister and church staff conduct the service.
A pastor recalls a man who tests reactions by falsely claiming murder at a reception. The tale parallels hollow hymn singing prayers and talk, urging readers to think before speaking or praying, valuing sincere words from thoughtful sources over empty phrases.
The Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints holds services at Ranger Hall School Street Saco with Sunday School at 10 am and Sacrament service at 6 pm Elder Roger V Marden serves as branch president residing at 347 North 1st Street Saco
Ogunquit Baptist Church on Shore Road with Rev John W Dow holds morning worship at 11 a m. Ogunquit Methodist Church on Shore Road led by Rev Thomas R Merrill schedules Sunday worship at 9 30 a m.
The City of Biddeford Maine invites sealed bids for general construction of a new elementary school. Bids due by 5 00 PM November 2 1964 with opening at 6 30 PM in the Council Chambers. Bidders may be required to submit financial and experience statements and must meet bid deposit and refund terms.
The writer rebuts a reader remark about Stalin and Russia, asserts Roosevelt’s high place in history, and clarifies that Eisenhower negotiated an armistice in Korea rather than recalling MacArthur, arguing these are historical facts supported by context.
Advertisement for a 1963 International Harvester travel all station wagon nine passenger standard V eight with radio priced at 2195 dollars. Also 1959 International Metro Mite panel delivery in excellent running condition with new paint listed at 795 dollars. White's Garage, authorized IH dealer at 467 Elm St Biddeford 282 1575 offers truck and car service for all makes.
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