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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1959
Page
8
Huntsville Alabama barber Dennis Norton claims a new device cuts a flattop in under 10 minutes. The helmet like contraption holds four adjustable posts, two side tracks and a movable electric clipper, allowing an even shave across the scalp. Norton aims for patent traction and is already drafting another hedge clipping tool.
A historic shift signals possible legal hunting of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep for the first time since 1886 in New Mexico. Regulators weigh licenses and safeguards as wildlife officials assess population health and hunter demand.
A compact news teaser notes that Americans once spent half income on food and now spend less, with about 25 percent of food value coming from milk and dairy, costing 15 percent of the budget. It encourages readers to shop the food pages for best values. Od SoKa
The Farm Store at 64 Alfred Street Biddeford offers fresh poultry eggs and dairy with a focus on local sourcing from Biddeford and Saco farmers. Walter Crepeau runs the specialty market which grew since 1954 and is the largest poultry retailer in the area. Barbecued chicken is available daily plus cold cuts and other grocerItems. Four full time staff support the Biddeford shop with seasonal expansion for the Bar-B-Q King restaurant in Old Orchard Beach.
James Marlow analyzes a rare year of Democratic cooperation with President Eisenhower, noting minimal intra party strife, vetoes that mostly held, and a Congress that seemed to blur two party lines as 1960 approached. The piece reflects on civil rights, education funding, and fiscal restraint shaping bipartisan dynamics.
The piece notes Southern Democrats align with Republicans to defeat civil rights bills, while backing Eisenhower vetoes on labor controls. It flags looming 1950s policy fights on farming, minimum wage, Social Security, and education. Luther League work camps in British Guiana are planned for next summer.
The Maine Bureau of Health reports six paralytic polio cases in Maine so far this year with two deaths. No cases had occurred by this point last year.
Louis J. Ran of Scarborough, a Railway Express employee, was elected president yesterday of the Maine League of Railroad Men and Women. He succeeds Harold D. Ulrich of Melrose, Mass.
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