Community Beautification Workshop Aids Junkyard Litter Plan
A three part Home and Community Beautification series continues with a workshop at Thornton Academy and a Wells Grange Hall session. Leaders will learn how one community solves the junkyard problem and discuss litter prevention as everyones job with experts from Willis Lord to York County Extension Agents plus a police specialist. A film will illustrate the issue and youth groups may be mobilized to patrol areas. The program aims to spur collective action and civic responsibility for a neater, progressive community with lasting rewards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Academy
Wells Grange Hall
Willis Lord
Waterboro
Ernest Fish
Maine State Police
York County Extension
Old West hears silver promise in modern exploration
A Department of the Interior release cites high silver use versus limited producers and notes only a few pure silver mines exist. U S Geological Survey official Thor Kiilsgaard predicts many silver deposits in the West but warns against amateur prospecting, stressing trained teams and advanced tech rather than a new Comstock Lode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Thor Kiilsgaard
U.S. Geological Survey
Resources Research Branch
United States
Kiilsgaard
West
Comstock Lode
Twin Bean
Airbourne
Halloween safety and community celebrations urged
Halloween prompts frayed tempers and vandalism worries as residents fear impish mischief. Communities are urged to organize rumpus and parades to channel festivities, reduce headaches, and prove that planned Halloween fun can pay dividends. Organizers argue that open events deter hiding and help communities meet the problem before it grows.
Splits and Stocks Deepen Market Watch
The piece notes stock splits gain attention as experts predict more splits next year if markets stay strong. It explains a two for one split lowers individual share price and boosts appeal, with rumors sometimes lifting prices even without action. The column also wittily surveys golf, mail, and daily life quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polaroid
Editors split on Senate race prospects across nation
Washington NEA survey shows 35 Senate contests with 26 Democratic and 9 Republican seats. Editors split on GOP gains and losses, predicting incumbents hold in 23 states while noting competitive races in Ohio, New York, Nebraska, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Vermont and others. Independent signs suggest challenges for Fong and Beall and Fannin in Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Biossat
Washington Correspondent
Newspaper Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
Newspaper Enterprise Association
U.S. Senate
Tennessee
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
GOP
California
Connecticut
Florida
Indiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Stephen Youn
Robert Taft
Quentin Burdick
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Robert F. Kennedy
Kenneth Keating
New York
Arizona
Delaware
Hawaii
Maryland
Sen
Hiram Fong
J. Glenn Beall
Paul Fannin
Goldwater
Nikita Khrushchev quips frame Boyle column note
A New York AP column catalogues a string of trivia and aphorisms, closing with Nikita Khrushchev's remark that “Comrades, we live in a splendid time.” The piece covers odd facts about animals, eating feats, aging, and social security outreach remark.
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The
American Medical Association
Nikita Khrushchev
Investors Forum Speculating in Silver Stocks
Knowledgeable investors speculate in silver stocks as a leading American industrialist buys 250000 dollars of low priced shares in the Pacific Coast region. The author personally holds 10000 shares and argues that rising silver prices, aided by new one dollar Federal Reserve Notes and silver shortages, would open marginal Montana Utah New Mexico mines and trigger inflation.
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Harry C
France
Pacific Coast
America
United States of America
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
U.S. Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
Montana
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
New York City
Attitude of Mothers Shapes Army Family Moves
Ruth Millett warns that a mother's outlook on relocation affects children more than the move itself. A psychology study finds emotionally troubled boys of Army families rise from unhappy, worried mothers who dread uprooting, while those with upbeat, adaptable mothers thrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Foot care for the elderly and proper shoes
A retirement advisor notes foot trouble is the most common health issue among seniors, with three of four affected and many unable to stand. The piece cites aging, arthritis, and poor footwear as causes, and offers six rules for choosing and fitting shoes to improve mobility and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin E. Segal
Retirement Advisors, Inc
American Medical Association
White House
Readers debate Truman Korea and Eisenhower critique
The Forum prints letters on current topics with signed authors. A reader questions the Korea war leadership and compares it to Vietnam, asking if Truman was president during the Korean conflict and discussing who “gave up the fight.” The page also includes home shopping tips and foot care advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
White House
Korea
Eisenhower
Goldwater
Biddeford Journal Sees Silver, Gold Prices Rise and Stocks
In this column the editor weighs silver shortages and the shift to Federal Reserve Notes, plus a speculative angle on silver stocks. A Utah mining executive seeks risk capital for a Montana mine and predicts possible silver price moves. The forum asks if gold will rise, with a cautious reply.
Leif’s father and the invented tale in a puzzle
Daily Crossword Puzzle item lists clues with numbers and references. It features entries such as Leif's father, 13 Invented story, 18 More pleasant, 22 Notions counter item, 24 Vedic god, 25 Decoration, 26 Insect stage, 27 British tar, 29 Calabash, 30 Gems of mallows, 31 Shakespearean character, 32 Famous diarist, 34 Powerful, 39 Station, 40 Freight units, 42 Medicinal plant, 44 Tours' river, 47 Firm, 49 Amherst's, 51a, 52 Oriental title, 53 Hebrides isle, S54 Roman goddess of hope, 55 Belgium Abbr, 56 Soup ingredient, 57 Food and drink, 60 Scotland Yard group, 61 Grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leif
Amherst
Hebrides Isle
Belgium
Scotland Yard Group
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Jean de la Bruyere
Washington News
Ohio
Boyle
Nikita
Egypt
Ralph Waldo Emerson
U.S
Hartford
Investors Forum
Ruth Mullet
and Veterans Guide
People’s Forum
Biddeford -Sece Journal
Adams Street
Biddeford
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
Sede
Maine Town
Belafonte
Iceland
Roosevelt
Hoover
Myria
Claude
Pennine
Alps
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