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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1967

Page

8

Ground Covering Plants Beautify Rock Gardens

Dense low growing ground covers offer an alternative to regular lawn care ideal for slopes small spaces and wet spots. The guide lists evergreen options including Ajuga reptans Phlox subulata Thymus serpyllum Sedum acre Cerastium tomentosum Polygonum rugn… Bearberry and related woody types with notes on growth height spacing and potential for weedy spread.

New England Maine

Ground cover plants for naturalized beds and shade

A list of lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium mountain cranberry Cow berry Vinea Minor Myrtle Periwinkle Pachysandra terminalis creeping Juniper Juniperus horizontalis with growth habitat, size, spacing, light, and soil notes for Maine conditions.

Maine Bar Harbor

Writers' Group Announces Winners at Maine Conference

Two double first prize winners were Otto Louise Chase of Harrison in juvenile fiction and non fiction and Margaret M Butts of Norton Mass in adult fiction and non fiction. Other first place winners included Arthur L Atwood Brockton Mass poetry popular vote Eleanor Lane Harte Concord NH poetry judges vote Naomi dyer Davis Portland humorous poetry Jessie S Cole Springvale humorous prose.

Ocean Park State of Arthur L. Atwood Brockton Mass Eleanor Lane Harte Concord N.h.oetry Naom Dyer Davis Portland Jessie S. Cole Springvale Adelbert M. Jakeman Charles Todd Orr’s _ Island

Eight Year Old Boy Enlists Navy Poster in Pittsburg

David Groner eight filled out an enlistment card from Navy recruiting posters in the Pittsburg post office and mailed it to Joplin Missouri. He was turned down. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Warren Groner.

Pittsburg Kan David Groner Warren Groner Navy Naval Joplin David

Boyle's Notebook Advice To A Young Man

HAL BOYLE offers playful guidance for a child starting kindergarten. He urges courage to leave Eden, learn numerals, read, and share with classmates, while noting teachers shape a child as a Potential hero or critic. He emphasizes manners with girls and the value of books over trouble.

Hal Boyle New York Johnny Eden Elizabeth Taylor Margaret Mead

Le Blanc to be ordained at St. Jeanne d Arc Church

Leo Le Blanc son of Mr and Mrs Omer LeBlanc of Biddeford Maine will be ordained at St. Jeanne d Arc Church Lowell Mass at 1 30 pm Saturday with Bishop Thomas J Riley officiating He will celebrate his first Mass at St Joseph s Church Biddeford Sunday at 10 45 am and a reception follows Le Blanc studied at St Joseph s Prep Seminary Bucksport and St John the Evangelist College Bar Harbor Oblate Fathers run both schools He will receive a BA from the Oblate College and Seminary in Na tick next May

Lowell Mass St. Jeanne d’Arc Leo LeBlanc Omer J. LeBlanc Prospect St Biddeford Maine Thomas J. Riley Boston St. Joseph's Church Green Street LeBlanc St. Joseph’s Prep Bucksport St. John the Evangelist College and Seminary Bar Harbor Maine Oblate Fathers Oblate College Na‘tick

Suspect Surrenders After Oregon TV Coverage

Deputies hunted a bank robbery suspect on a dim farm road north of Portland. Two TV photographers used floodlights to capture the surrender in color for Oregon viewers. In Albany, New York, Rev. Donald Curran opened the state constitutional convention with a prayer urging swift, direct discussion.

Oregon Associated Press Portland Ore Albany, N.Y Donald J. Curran New York State

Missouri draft exams suspended for lack of funds

Jefferson City reports that preinduction physicals for September were halted due to budget shortages. Col. R. E. McCain said the draft is meeting Class 1A men who have already passed their physicals, while a separate note details a Missouri halt in examinations. Meanwhile in Tiburon California workers may have unearthed a 3000 year old dump with beads charms stones spear points and bone tools.

Jefferson City Missouri R. E. McCain Tiburon Calif Tiburon Peninsula David Frederickson

Floods Kill Over a Million in Honan Province 1887

A catastrophic overflow of the Hwang Ho in Honan Province, China, in 1887 reportedly caused more than a million deaths, marking one of history’s deadliest natural disasters.

Hwang Ho Honan China

Noble Provencher Roberge Stevens Names and Contact

A list of individuals: Mrs Noble Mrs Provencher Mrs Roberge and Mrs Stevens with the phone number 284 8068 appears in the short notice. The item provides no further context or details.

Attorney Admission Rule For Supreme Court Requires Escort

An attorney seeking admission before the U S Supreme Court must be presented to the court by a fellow attorney, ensuring proper oversight and ceremony per court rules. The requirement emphasizes professional accountability and adherence to Supreme Court procedures.

U.S. Supreme Court

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Home & Garden Lloyd M. Anderson Frank A. Snell, Inc Saco Ise Maine Employment Security Commission York County Apple Growers Co-Operative Expo Davidson Dover, N. H McCord Corp Detroit, Michigan Boyle Mrs. March Mrs. Noble Mrs. Provencher Mrs. Roberge Mrs. Stevens Seamloc - Loma-Loom Carpet Co Sanford, Maine Sint Bonnie Doone Orlon Aeg Proctor Elm Street
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