New England Vignettes Of Oddities And Local Color
A Boston AP column highlights quirky New England items. A Wellesley firm sells Komodo dragons as pets for 12500 a pair with 10 week delivery. Other notes mention IRS wine rules, a retired Providence delicatessen closed for a parking lot, and Moose the seeing eye dog with his blind son Smokey.
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Walter R. Mears
Boston
New England
Wellesley
Mass
Idiots Delight Unitd
Morris Roud Jr
Indonesia
Roud
Moose
Smokey
Frank Keyser
Worcester
Weekly Food Market Guide After Hurricane Donna Impact
Hurricane Donna affected Maine to Florida and damaged the apple crop heavily in Cumberland county. Prices on beef and lamb remain attractive while fall vegetables such as cauliflower corn squash and tomatoes stay plentiful.
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Maine
Florida
Cumberland County
Fremont Club Social Plans September 24 Meeting
Fremont club and auxiliary outlined a supper and social for September 24 at 6 30 p m in Biddeford hall on Alfred street. Officers will lead arrangements with Paul Neault reporting hall repairs and refinishing work to start soon.
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Fremont Club
Alfred Street
Biddeford
Paul Neault
Donat Dubois
Romeo Forrest
Urbain Langevin
Gerard Morin
George Lambert
Roderick Bergeron
Ernest Valliere
Antonio Daigneault
Alcide Dubois
Rod. Jerick Bergeron
Mc Arthur Library Adopts Winter Hours Schedule
The Mc Arthur Library shifts to winter hours starting today. It will close at 8:00 p.m. daily except Saturday when closing is 12:30 p.m.
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McArthur
Heinsohn Re-signs with Celtics for Fifth Season
Boston AP reports Tommy Heinsohn signed for his fifth season with the Boston Celtics after a brief session with Walter Brown, leaving Captain Bob Cousy as the only unsigned veteran on the NBA champions roster.
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Boston
Tommy Heinsohn
Boston Celtics
Bob Cousy
Heinsohn
Walter Brown
Local Mechanics Attend Engine Repair Clinic in Biddeford
Nearly 200 area automotive mechanics return to school Tuesday for an engine repair clinic sponsored by United Auto Parts Co and Sealed Power Corp. in St John Hall at Main and Elm starting at 730 pm. Paul Morgan of Sealed Power directs a program with slide presentation and Q and A. Door prizes and refreshments offered. Mechanics should contact United Auto Parts to attend.
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Biddeford
United Auto Parts Co
Elm Street
Sealed Power Corporation
Muskegon
Mich
St. John Hall
Main
Elm Streets
Paul Morgan
Morgan
Winners Named In Ladies Day Golf at Biddeford Saco
Valerie McCallum won low gross with 45 at the Biddeford-Saco Country Club event. Dorothy Sawyer and Lois Watson tied for low net with scores of 51 38 and 55 38 respectively, earning runner status in the women’s golf competition.
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Biddeford-Saco Country Club
Valerie McCallum
Dorothy Sawyer
Lois Watson
Sawyer
Watson
Moncton bout: Paul Wright outpoints Yvon Durelle in Canada
Paul Wright of Trenton New Jersey defeated Yvon Durelle of Baie Ste Anne New Brunswick by decision in Moncton last night. The match scoreboard showed Wright 181 points to Durelle 194.
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Associated Press
Moncton
N. B
Paul Wright
Trenton
N. J
Yvon Durelle
Baie Ste Anne
N.B
Jeffersons warning on civic duty and voting apathy
Adrian H Seealen argues that citizen participation is essential to preserve democracy. He cites Jefferson on government strength from citizen involvement, warns against indifference, and urges active engagement, watchfulness, and informed judgment against communism and decay. The piece closes with a note on Liberty's statue weight.
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United States
Howe
Bourgoine
Saratoga
Jefferson
Adrian H. Seealen
M. D
Portland
Maine
Bowdoin awards 234100 in scholarships for 1960 61
Bowdoin College announces 234100 in scholarship aid for 1960 61 to 249 students including 176 upperclassmen 61 freshmen and 12 Bowdoin Plan scholars from 11 foreign countries. The college also allocates 55000 in campus employment and 75000 in loans supporting a 812 student body.
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Brunswick
Bowdoin College
James
Coles
Bowdoin Plan
Bowdoin
Maine
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Florida
Kentucky
California
Iowa
Maryland
Ohio
Virginia
Washington
Philippines
Japan
Kenya
Ghana
Ecuador
Colombia
Switzerland
Germany
Argentina
Norway
Finland
Kennebunk Freshman Fete Set At 7:30 In Auditorium
Kennebunk High will host a freshman fete tonight in the auditorium at 7 30 sponsored by the senior class. The program includes initiation stunts and games for the Class of 1964 and general dancing after the reception.
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Kennebunk High School
US Cuban diplomatic row grows as Lennox arrested in Havana
Embassy attempts to contact Mrs. Lennox failed and Cuban security agents raided her Havana apartment at 1 30 am. She was detained hours for questioning before being taken to DIER headquarters. Lennox, divorced and employed in Cuba since last November, faces possible reprisal linked to a Cuban consular official ouster.
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Uites
Castro
Lennox
DIER
U.S
Cuba
San Juan
Puerto Rico
No incidents logged by Saco police and fire services
No accidents reported to Saco Police last night or this morning. Saco Fire department received no calls and the ambulance log had no entries.
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Saco
Biddeford PTA Plans Reception And Committee Appointments
At the Biddeford High School auditorium the September PTA meeting outlined plans for the annual teachers reception on October 19 with George Wells as program chair. Committees were named including Room Mothers led by Mrs Rowena Gardella, and several chairs on by laws budgeting hospitality and workshop conferences. John Doran and Van Carp spoke as Dirigo Boys and Girls state delegates.
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Biddeford
Parent-Teacher Association
George Wells
Wells
Room Mothers Committee
Rowena Gardella
Muriel Greenwood
Laurence Davis
Ways and Means
Ellen Kelleher
Ben Remar
Mark McCullough
Ruth Dearborn
Father McCullough
Remar
Raymond Wakefield
Samuel Karlin
Robert Johnson
John Doran
van Carp
Biddeford Pta
Dirigo
Arthur Nicol
John Pierce
Maude Rogalski
Norbert Twomey
John Drovan
Fernando Bourque
Raymond Kenneally
Biddefod High School
Godfrey Poised to Return as Host on Candid Camera
Arthur Godfrey may rejoin weekly television as host of CBSs Candid Camera in less than three weeks with a debut planned for October 2. Producer Allen Funt and Godfrey discussed the project after his guest appearance as an itinerant ice cream salesman in a test segment. Godfrey, who underwent lung cancer surgery in April 1959, has appeared rarely on TV since.
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New York
Arthur Godfrey
Garry Moore
Godfrey
CBS
Allen Funt
America
An? T
Apri
Mattress Fire Doused by Old Orchard Beach Firemen
Old Orchard Beach firemen used a booster line to extinguish a mattress fire in an apartment on Orchard Street last night. Kenneth McKenzie escaped without injury as damage estimates were not reported.
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Old Orchard Beach
Orchard Street
Kenneth McKenzie
United States Braces as Communist Leaders Arrive in New York
President Eisenhower faces a week of global tensions as seven top Communist bosses attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Khrushchev, Trujillo, Nasser, Tito, and others may press the U N on U S policy, with potential upheavals from spy incidents, Cuba’s drift toward Russia, and renewed pressure on West Berlin.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
New York
United Nations General Assembly
United States
Nikita
Khrushchev
OX Oher Russida
Europe
Egypt
Yugoslavia
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
United Nations
U. N
U. S
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Marshal Tito
Trujillo
Russia
Francis Gary Powers
Tokyo
Japan
Laos
Southeast Asia
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Red China
Congo
Africa
West Berlin
Stalin
All To Know Wife Is Tops
Legal notice item in the Los Angeles Evening Herald-Express quotes Ray Ogden declaring responsibility for all debts of his wife Margaret and praising their 21 years of marriage as the reporter notes breakfast in bed and a public affirmation of his support for his wife and family.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Evening Herald-Express
Margaret
Ray Ogden
Ogden
Auto Agency
Soond
Hundred Thousand Dollar Bill Circulates in Fed Treasury Transfers
A note worth 100000 dollars is used exclusively in transactions between the Federal Reserve System and the U.S. Treasury.
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Federal Reserve System
U.S Treasury
Two New Flags Presented To Saco Schools
In a flag raising program at Bonython and Jordan schools Saco Maine the Fred S Gurney Womens Relief Corps presented new 50 by 80 flags. Doris Tross presided with remarks and a reading while Geraldine Fenderson and Helen Finn received the flags for the schools. Students performed poetry and songs as part of the ceremonies and the National Anthem closed the program.
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Bonython
New
50-St
Jordan
Fred S. Gurney Womens ‘Relief Corps of
Saco
America
Doris Tross
Gurney Wrc
Te’ay
WRC
Phyllis Wright
Gertide Dennett
Maryit
Geraldine Fenderson
Helen Finn
Principlal Jordan
Clude
Robert Kennedy
Young Mother Is Polio Victim In Portland
Mrs Marion Cousins of South Portland a 28 year old mother of two was admitted to Mercy hospital with polio Thursday night. She is the 10th polio patient in Portland hospitals and her condition is listed as fair.
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Portland
Marion Cousins
South Portland
Mercy Hospital
Incomplete New England Data On State Figures
Fragmented OCR shows numeric series for Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island and partial two percent notes. Readable items include counts such as 7 902 4 019 4 276 and state totals with multiple pairings across states and years.
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Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
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