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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1960
Page
7
Fall market notes highlight rainbow foliage and a shift to heartier meals as outdoor season ends. Local produce like cabbage carrots cauliflower lettuce onions and celery remain strong while apples Macs grapes melons bananas and plums appear. tender lamb beef roasts hens and eggs offer value. Fresh halibut and other fish stay available. cask hake haddock and scallops add seafood options for weekend shopping.
Forty four Biddeford council Knights of Columbus auxiliary members attended the Valle's banquet in Scarborough for officer installations. Paulette Loranger became president with Muriel Dupre as vice president and others listed. Meanwhile in Saco, Joseph F. McDonald of Portland was fined $20 for speeding 75 mph and Reynald Couture of Saco paid $30 total on three traffic violations including driving without license and registration.
The Le Vaillan club gathered at Rene Huot s Camp Ellis Beach cottage for its fall meeting. A search committee was formed for club quarters and plans for activities were outlined. Joseph Potvin to represent the club at the next American Snow shoe Union meeting to seek admission. Officers were Joseph Potvin president Rene Huot acting secretary and Victor Tremblay acting treasurer.
The text lists sailing or investment rankings with figures including 11.5 million and names Bar Harbor Wells York Scarborough Biddeford Boothbay Harbor and Kennebunkport. It also notes Virginia's House of Burgesses as America’s first representatives assembly founded in 1919.
A well baby and immunization clinic will be held at Old Orchard Beach Town Hall Tuesday morning at 9. Regular immunizations for diphtheria pertussis and tetanus along with smallpox and polio shots, both basic and booster doses, will be administered.
Nixon asserts the United States will remain stronger militarily and economically than Soviet Russia. The British Museum houses more than six million volumes in its library.
Twelve new members joined the Biddeford-Lace Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles at a meeting in Biddeford Birch Street hall. Initiated by the aerie degree team led by Gerard Hevey, new members include Joseph Viger Joseph Belanger Emilien Paquin Leo Fecteau Robert Gaudette Ernest Bineru Raymond Belanger Edward Bedard Robert Cartier and Felix Bergeron. A buffet luncheon followed under Philip Perreault’s committee. The meeting was presided by Hevey and Eagle president Glenn A Yarborough. Regular Saturday night dances for members and guests will begin at the hall. Next meeting set for Wednesday October 5 at Eccles hall. Prizes were won by Gerard Hevey Roland Berube and Henry Labbe.
The Notre Dame hospital auxiliary will meet October 4 at 8 p.m. in hospital clubrooms. Co chairmen of arrangements are Miss Irene Auger and Mrs Maurice Roux. Mrs Harold Carroll presides. Mrs Robert Johnson presents a new safety theme with model demonstrations by Biddeford auxiliary members and hospital personnel. Mrs Albert V. Cote reports on the summer theatre project and future fall and winter activities are discussed.
For the second time in under two weeks Biddeford firefighters were awakened by a false sprinkler alarm at the York Heel Company plant. No fire was found and crews advised the company on alarm system checks.
Wells Paul M Connors 25 of Longwood Road Falmouth is listed in good condition at Webber Hospital after his 1960 foreign car owned by Wolfe Motor Co Port land crossed Route 1’s three lanes south of Harrisecket Road and rolled over twice. He said steering locked on a curve. Damage exceeded $800. Wells police chief Elmer C Hutchins led the investigation.
Open house at Saco City Hall and Street Department garage Saturday and Sunday allows citizens to inspect renovations and repairs. City hall hours are 1 to 5 tomorrow afternoon and 9 to 12 Saturday morning with refreshments at GAR hall.
A photographed letter from Ghana President Kwame Nkrumah to Patrice Lumumba is published. It urges Lumumba to work with political rivals and the United Nations to consolidate power and then eliminate them, addressing Lumumba as My Dear Patrice.
A call came in shortly after 3 this morning reporting Tank I to a fire. Responders arrived to find no fire and the alarm was determined to be accidental.
A conference of Congolese political leaders and personalities will be held in the coming days, possibly in Leopoldville. Moise Tshombe of Katanga is invited to announce plans via the committee. Leading the meeting are Urbain Bolduc, Richard Jacques, and others, with Robert R. Gosselin presiding and Rev. Sylvio Levesone delivering the closing prayer.
Robert H Robida was appointed chairman of a 1960 1961 field improvement project at a meeting of the St Joseph St Louis Alumni association council Past President Robida intends to purchase a new score board
A shipment of Hound Dog air to surface missiles has been delivered to the 4038th Strategic Wing at Dow Air Force Base. Dow becomes the first base north of North Carolina to receive the weapon and the fifth in the Strategic Air Command.
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