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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1966

Page

5

Old Orchard Beach High School Debating Team Trip

Old Orchard Beach High School debating team from Old Orchard Beach prepares for a Bates College debate clinic on Oct 28 with teams from two Maine colleges giving talks. Football team notches 33 27 win at Oxford Hills. homecoming dance set for Nov 5 with Morse game. bean supper planned by Art Club on Nov 5 at Jameson School.

Pamela Martin Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Beach High School Bates Colege Lewiston B.H.S Joanne Roberge Barbara McAllister Ronnie Dyer Diane Sweeney Pam McLeod United States Oxford Hills Train Academy Art Club Jameson

Paramount Pictures Merges with Gulf and Western in Hollywood

Paramount Pictures ceases as a separate entity after stock withdrawal and a merger with Gulf and Western Industries aims to stabilize the film company. The deal follows industry moves toward larger parent firms amid changing tastes and long-running proxy battles.

Hollywood Paramount Pictures Paramount New York Stock Exchange Gulf and Western American Broadcasting Co Paramount Theaters International Telephone and Telegraph United Artists Consolidated Foods Transamerican Corp California Herbert J. Siegel Ernest H. Martin Adolph Zukor Famous Players Jesse Lasky Company

Pale Faces In Fashion News This Fall

The article notes pale faces headline fall fashion as English models favor whites and light grays eye makeup with pale lipstick. It warns against extreme looks for students, suggesting tawny hair and softer beige tones, blue eyes with light shadows, and gradual transitions away from heavy black lashes.

SAHS Girls Take Tests On Aptitude

The SAHS features student leadership in the Business Club with officers led by President Claire Ruel and VP Pauline Dube. Senior and junior activities include the Sodality Board, IBM dictating machine demo, dramatic club leadership, a Decency campaign prize winners, yearbook fund drive, class rings blessing, and Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Tests held Oct 22 for juniors and seniors seeking scholarships.

Rita Bellefeuille St. Andre’s High School Business Club Claire Ruel Pauline Dube Barbara Perry Rose Marie Paradis Suzane Chouinard Diane Parent Barbara Ouellete IBM Corporation Portland Doris Demers Doris Beaupre Priscilla Cote Elaine Porter

Frilly Accents Seen On Fall Campus Blouses

Fall campus blouses feature feminine touches like ruffles, bows, and pleats. Yoke backs, slim inner fronts, side-slits, and varied sleeves appear in both tailored Oxford styles and dandy cuts. Coordinated outfits pair shirts with sweaters, slacks, and skirts in wine, camel, and heathered prints.

Lake Okeechobee: A shallow giant of Florida's waters

Lake Okeechobee in southern Florida is the second largest fresh water lake wholly in the United States. It spans 700 square miles with a mean depth of seven feet and a maximum depth of 15 feet, per the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Okeechobee Florida United States Encyclopaedia Britannica

Thornton Academy Choral Groups Upbeat Start

Thornton Academy begins a busy year with the Glee Club and Madrigal Choir drawing about 200 girls auditioning. 30 sopranos and 40 altos chosen for the Glee Club while 16 selected for the Madrigal Choir. The Madrigal Choir, a highly select 26 member group, performs across the area. Faculty note 40 boys auditioned, 10 chosen for the Madrigal Choir. Remaining news covers Future Homemakers of America initiation with 30 new members, homecoming candidates, and student government elections with officers elected for freshmen and seniors.

Thornton Academy Glee Club Lawrence Woodward Madrigal Choir

Peace Show at SLHS and Day of Recollection

Approximately 20 girls from St Louis High School attended a Day of Recollection on Oct 16 at Marie Joseph Academy in Biddeford Pool. The student body gathered at St Joseph's Church for a Byzantine Catholic Mass celebrated by Rev John A Elya. Prior to the mass he explained differences between Latin and Melkite rites. About 35 seniors and juniors took the PSAT last Tuesday. The fourth assembly on world peace featured Denise Bouchard reciting a peace poem, with guitar by Sister Marie Doris ue Angers and performances by Linda Berthiaume Denise Bouchard Jeannette Cyr and Peggy LeBlond, followed by a rosary and a peace song.

St. Joseph’s Church John A. Elya St. Basil’s Seminary Methuen Mass Father Elya Denise Bouchard Marie Doris Ue Angers Linda Berthiaume Jeannette Cyr Peggy LeBlond Pat Begin

College admission talks and safety lecture highlight visit

Senior girls heard Keuka College admissions director from New York while Gorham State College sent a representative to speak to interested seniors and some boys. A traffic safety lecture on October 21 featured Indy 500 driver Al Unser who stressed that Highway Safety is No Accident.

United States Keuka College New York All Girls’ College Gorham State College al Unser

SLHS Boys Hold A Big Three Drive

The Sodality of St. Louis High School Boys' Department held a Day of Recollection at Marie Joseph Academy Biddeford Pool on October 16. The program began with registration, a welcome by Rev. Joseph Laughlin S.J., mass, lunch, and group discussions from 3 to 4 30 p.m.

Sodality of St. Louis

Tips for Teens By Elinor Williams

Reader asks for teen at-home date ideas with snacks and games. Answer provides make your own sandwich trays with bread, meats, cheeses and toppings, plus open faced melts, deluxe hot dogs, and simple desserts. Encourages paper plates, casual drinks, and invites letters for more tips and free printed game ideas.

Elinor Williams Elinor Dept. Wcp Boston Mass

Teens See Bright Future Ahead Despite Family and Money Worries

A Gilbert Youth Research survey of 1379 teens finds 71 percent satisfied with their lives and about 95 percent expect satisfactory adult lives. Main concerns include being good parents, supporting a family, money, and responsibility, with girls more worried about motherhood and boys about money. Several teen quotes reflect idealism and tension.

Nancy Gilbert Gilbert Youth Research, Inc

Biddeford High learns 1967 homecoming actions and clubs

Biddeford High School reports varied student activities including new Student Council members Diane Wagner Dennis Morand and Ronald Labelle, a drive to pave the student parking lot, charity collection for Patricia Pelletier, yearbook ads and subscriptions, and an assembly featuring Fisher Body Co. The cross country team eyes the South western Maine and State meets with Ronnie Nadeau as captain, while a new gymnastics group forms under Winthrop Houghton. The band performed at Homecoming rally and parade activities marked October 14 15 with Queen Connie Lachance and prize floats. Official boy cheerleaders are listed with captain Larry Smith. The Big Three Drive concluded, and yearbook staff prepared the 1967 Olympian with editors Wagner Donovan and others.

Jerry Nadau Biddeford High School Biddeford Diane Wagner Dennis Morand Ronald Labelle Ronnie Nadeau Maine New England Denny Bishop Lucien Morin Albert George Jim Cliet Jim Evans Roland Pelletier Jerry Nadeau Larry Smith Linny Whitten Brian Bergeron Tim Donahue Norm Bolduc Winthrop Houghton Y.M.C.A Gorham Connie Lachance Tigers Brunswick Dragons Steve White Biddeford High Douglas Coughlan Norman Lambert Kenny Ploude John Farley Mike Sevigny Donald Lauzier Viceford High School Richard Grenier Ronald Tardif Bernard Caron Roger Laliberte

Teens Prove Noise Doesn't Bother Them

Los Angeles psychologist Dr. John E. Hoffman reports that 281 high school juniors performed demanding tasks under quiet and various noise levels, finding minimal differences between high and low IQ groups. He notes teens may filter noise, likening it to home, while adults are more affected.

Chuck Russell Athens Ariana Dixon Tacoma Wash Pennsylvania Gir Oregon Los Angeles John E. Hoffman University of Southern California Hoffman East Los Aneles College I.Q Dr. Hoffman

Benediction Ends Session. Socialists Attend Local Schools

The session ended at 5 with a benediction. Attendees included St. Dominic's Lewiston St. Ignatius Sanford St. Joseph Academy South Berwick Marie Joseph Academy Biddeford Pool St. Andre's Biddeford and St. Louis Biddeford. Juniors took the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test on Oct. 18 and had 8:30 a.m. instruction before 1 p.m. dismissal. A 7:30 Soiree Musical at Parish Hall was sponsored by Gullbranson Organs Co.

St. Dominic’s of Lewiston St. Ignatius of Sanford St. Joseph Academy of South Berwick Marie Joseph Academy Biddeford Pool St. Andre’s Biddeford St. Louis The Gullbranson Organs Co

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