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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1959
Page
8
Harold Riddle DC1 local navy recruiter announces six month open enlistment period for naval service. Immediate enlistment for qualified men. 17 year olds may enlist under minority rules. Information available through the recruiter for details and eligibility.
Mrs Nel Van Rie travels to Massachusetts to comfort her husband Willem Van Rie held without bail in Suffolk County Jail for murder in the death of Lynn Kauffman 23 she is believed to support his innocence The Dutch couple had recently arrived from Rigens Holland and Willem was a radio operator on the Utrecht whose September 18 disappearance tied to the Kauffman case.
Dr Harvey Blank at the University of Miami first gave griseofulvin to a patient a year ago and reports cures in 30 cases with no failures or unfavorable reactions. The pill form has produced dramatic results, prompting Johnson & Johnson to mass produce the drug for prescription use.
Williams, the only living Civil War veteran, in Houston, survived pneumonia and remains under care after a four day oxygen tent treatment. Dr. Russell Wolfe says Williams is out of the tent and in pretty good condition, poised for his 117th birthday next month.
Hibernians Auxiliary marks Charter Night with tribute to 19 founding members from March 1949. Attendees include Julia Benoit and Johanna Lynch. many charter members listed as absent or deceased. Ceremony covered history, flags, scholarship fund, and social events at St John building with a lobster stew and group singing.
Eight whist tables were held Monday in the Cape Porpoise Firemen's hall with high scorers Justin Landry Otis Doane and Mrs Lula Leslie and other awards to Mrs Arthur Welch Harry Etherington and Mrs Margaret Doane. Obituary news reports the death of Dr Ralph Curtis Boston on Friday October 23. Local residents and visitors include Dr and Mrs James I Kendrick of Cleveland Heights Ohio and Miss Dorothea Rice. Postmaster Florence Naninan and Ardelle Maling attend national postmasters convention in Washington. Local families Spencer Healy Wakefield Neaulis Viala and Bradbury host gatherings and trips to Boston and Manchester. An intermediate and senior Youth Fellowship organize at the Cape Porpoise church with officers President Philip Stirk Vice President Roger Nickerson Secretary Jean Bradbury Treasurer Susan Bixby. Pythian Sunday observance 10:45 a m at the Church on the Cape with Ossipee lodge Kezar Falls and Myrtle Lodge Kennebunk present. New officers elected for Senior Youth Fellowship Frank Severance President Donna Lee Foss Secretary Betty Lou Littlefield Treasurer.
Miss Mary Gay daughter of Mrs E Virginia Gay of Biddeford was pledged to Alpha Upsilon chapter of Delta I Zeto Sorority at the University of Maine as a sophomore student.
The text notes a student who is majoring in Home Economics at Maine Christian. It mentions accretion and coursework in Home Economics, implying a focus on domestic science skills and related studies within the program.
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