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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1973

Page

5

Shipyard honors Bragdon with 200 dollar performance award

John B. Bragdon of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Sheetmetal Shop receives a 200 Sustained Superior Performance Award for completing a major assignment ahead of schedule. A Biddeford native and Kennebunk High School graduate, Bragdon started as an apprentice in 1962, served in the Army 1963 to 1965, and resumed his career becoming a sheetmetal mechanic in 1968. He and his wife Hideko live in Kennebunk with two children.

Portsmouth N.H John B. Bragdon Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Bragdon Bidgeford Kennebunk High School Hideko Kennebunk

Missions Week At Kennebunk Advent Church

A mission conference at Advent Christian Church Kennebunk runs from today through Sunday with a 6 p.m. fellowship supper and 7 p.m. programs nightly by mission aries Jim and Sherry Jensen from the Philippines and later George Teshera Beverly Teshera and Shirley Bromley from the Philippines. Edward Acton, former Africa missionary now at Berkshire Pee College Lennox Mass, leads the 11 a.m. Sunday service with a concluding 7 p.m. color film Yoneko about Japan. Public invited to all meetings.

Kennebunk Advent Christian Church Philippines Jim Sherry Jensen George Beverly Teshera Shirley i Bromley Edward Acton Africa Berkshire Pee College Lennox Mass Yoneko Japan

Daily Crossword Puzzle Across Clues From a Dated Page

Puzzle clues list across entries including Foam of a sort Fillers for diet and other terse hints. Some entries reference kitchen items ship terms and famous personages while others indicate occupations and animals in a compact crosswords style.

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Postcard Letters Reveal Gossip and Odd Ball Humor

Excerpts from letters reveal cheeky gossip and personal news. A lawyer mentions Hortense McWherry’s bequest offering $500,000 to a jilted suitor. Other notes joke about a party, a rummage lamp, and a PTA cancelation due to flu fears. A sister sends news of a new baby and family Bible advice closes the batch.

New York Hortense McWherry

Local Biddeford Students Enroll At RPI In New Term

Troy New York two Biddeford freshmen join 1 058 enrollees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the fall semester Celeste P Lemire daughter of Leo R Lemire of 14 Lessard Ave Biddeford Jeremiah J Crowley son of Yvette B Crowley of 27 Bacon St Biddeford confirmed as new students to RPI in Troy New York for the season.

Troy N.Y Biddeford Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Celeste P. Lemire Leo R. Lemire Lessard Ave Jeremiah J.crowley Yvette B. Crowley Bacon St

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