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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1963

Page

3

Old Orchard AMVETS Debate ByLaw Revisions At Meeting

The Abbott-Verville AMVETS Post revised its constitution and by laws during the first half of its annual meeting at the Post home on Walnut Street. The second half will elect a new slate of officers next Monday at 8 p.m. Dues must be current to vote or run for office. A state convention precall will be held April 21 in Saco. Installations for several Posts were announced. Miss Diane Emery won a $500 scholarship at Farmington State Teachers College after the Rural Electrification contest.

Abbott-Verville Amvets Post Walnut Street Brunswick Hotel Saco Mieten Ega Old Orchard Beach John Travers Armand Levesque Dan Guarino Tom Bill Felix Neault Bob Ricker Paul Cote Ray Poitras Bath Appil Arundel Forefathers Inn Old Orchard Beach PrAll Amvets Post Home Diane Emery George Emery Fletcher Street Kennebunk Kennebunk High Farmington State Teachers College Emery Chamberlain School of Retailing Boston Miss Emery Farmington Kennebunk High School Mabel Foster

VFW Auxiliary Passes Donation to Hospital Fund

The Old Orchard Memorial VFW Post Auxiliary meeting led by President Mrs. Cecile McNeil approved a donation to the Department Hospital Fund. Officers elected include President Mrs. Mary Marshal and Vice President Mrs. Blanche MeKee with numerous posts filled by Mrs. Statia Pelletier and others.

Cecile McNeil Old Orchard Memorial V.F.W. Post Post Atlantic Avenue Department Hospital Fund Mary Marshal Blanche Me ‘Kee Statia Pelletier Cecile McNeill Lillian Pettengill Christine Hinkle Gloria LeMay Arlene Edwards Dorothy Lenkowski Margret Godin Theresa Hayes Jan Simpson Gladys Edwards

Mystery Award Presented to Mrs Statia Pelletier

Refreshments were served by Mrs Mary Marshall Mrs Blanche McKee and Mrs Dorothy Lenkowski. A next meeting will be April.

Statia Pelletier Mary Marshall Blanche McKee Dorothy Lenkowski

Ogun quit Elementary Plans Spring Pantomime Play

Ogunquit Elementary School plans its annual spring program a musical in pantomime Under the Moonbow by Edith Quick and James Flackey to be staged April 10 at 7 30 p m in Ogunquit firemen s hall Leading roles are Diane Damien and Kirk Allen with a large cast of students as mermaids fishermen and other characters Narrator Gregory Baston directs with assistance from local teachers and parents

Ogunquit Ogunuit Mary Jimmy Diane Damien Kirk Allen Jeanne Searle Nella Freeman Pamela Halliwell Leigh Noyes Marilyn Young Pamela Buswell Catherine Tower Patricia Gowen Brenda Keene Stew Kemp King Neptune Wiliam Tower Richard Sevigney Michael Staples Dana Perkins David Moulton Davy Jones Mark Boucher Courtland Tower William Sevigney Brian Miller Green Gnomes Deborah Searle Witch Gregory Baston Oe Ogunquit School

Cornish Woman Cited Good Maine Farmer

Four individuals were named Outstanding Maine Farmers and Homemakers during Farm and Home week at the University of Maine. Herbert L. Spear of Waldoboro Lewis C. Livermore Falls Vina A. Ellsworth Farmington and Viola L. Pike Cornish received recognition certificates from University President Lloyd H. Elliott as Albion B. Ricker of Turner presided as Maine Extension Association president.

Kennebunk High Students Attend Maine All State Festival

Kennebunk High will join about 500 student musicians at the Maine All-State Concert Festival in Waterville April 3 to 6. Participants were chosen from auditions last fall to form All-State orchestra chorus and band led by guest conductors Ches ter Petranek Dr Louis Pichierri and Donald A Matran. Kennebunk representatives include Robert Davis Daniel rant Ellen Pfeiffer Ellen Warren Frank Severance Michael Littlefield Andrea Peterson Andrea Jennison Susan Pitman Elizabeth Grant with music directors Miss Eunice Fitton and Alexander Economos and Band Boosters sponsors.

Maine Waterville Orchestra Act Arpi Chester Petranek Louis Pichierri Chous Donald A. Matran Kennebunk High School Kennebunk Robert Davis Daniel Rant Ellen Pfeiffer Ellen Warren Frank Severance Michael Littlefield Andrea Peterson Andrea Jennison Susan Pitman

Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis notes and community updates

Directors met with President Robert Corliss presiding as Adelbert M. Jakeman Sr led the invocation and Donald Shorey directed singing. Norman Ilsley attended as a guest. A daughter weighing five pounds two ounces was born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Mokarze of Lewis Avenue at Webber Hospital Tuesday afternoon.

Old Orchard Beach The Methodist Church Jean Cooper Washington Avenue Abbott-Verville Amvets Post Walnut Street John Kennett Clark Street Saco Herbert Bean

Polio Clinic Set For Wells Residents

Mrs. Elaine Hotte RN Wells health officer announces a mass oral polio vaccine clinic for Wells residents. It will be held Sunday April 7 from 2 to 5 p m in the Wells High School cafeteria.

Elaine Hotte Wells Fall Wells Wells’ High School

Shaker Culture Talk At Christchurch Women’s Fellowship

The Christchurch Women’s Fellowship meets Thursday at 8:00. Charles Bud Thompson of Shaker Village Canterbury New Hampshire presents color slides on Shaker arts crafts and culture. He describes Shaker history and innovations with refreshments by Circle 9 led by Mrs Moses B Clement.

Women's Fellowship of Christchurch Charles Bud’’ Thompson Thompson Canterbury N. H America Circle 9 Women's Fellowship Moses B. Clement

Nee Nah Council Plans District Meeting in Old Orchard Beach

Nee Nah Council Pocahontas held its regular meeting with Mrs. Mary LaBranche presiding. Plans were made for the District meeting in Old Orchard Beach on April 27 with Mrs. Alice Bellevue as hostess. special prize to Mrs. Geneva Petrin. A death notice for Mrs. Beatrice Hansen was read from the Great Pocahontas.

Nee ‘Nah Council Pocahontas Mary LaBranche Great Pocahontas Beatrice Hansen Great Council Great Council of the United States Philadelphia Old Orchard Beach Nee Nah Council Hostess Council Alice Bellevue Geneva Petrin Blue Feather Council

Community notices from Kennebunk and surrounding towns

High street nurse Elizabeth Maguire attended a disaster nursing workshop in Portland sponsored by the Maine State Nurses Association. Weekend guests included Ralph and Mrs Robertson of East Sullivan with family in Summer street, and Paul and Mrs DeFanti of Westwood Massachusetts with Mrs Elmer Bennett on Old Port road. The Boyden family moved from Fletcher street to Main street West Kennebunk. Sunday dinner guests in Summer Street included Millette parents and siblings from Biddeford.

Elizabeth Maguire R. N High Street Portland Maine State Nurses Association Ralph Robertson East Sullivan Ronald Robertson Summer Street Paul DeFanti Westwood Mass Elmer Bennett Old Port Road Amos Boyden, III Pamela Angell George Emery Fletcher Street Main Street West Kennebunk Ralph Curtis Robert Barra Edmund Millette Jacques Millette Zone Celeste Bidde Ord

Maine Research Focus Centered in Technology and Agriculture

University of Maine research concentrates in Technology and Agricultural Experiment Station work. The program advances applied science through collaborations with industry and government partners, addressing regional farming and tech challenges.

The University of Maine Technology and Agricultural Experiment

Toilers by the Sea Plan Love Gift Meeting

Toilers by the Sea met yesterday at the home of Mrs. Lillian Jakeman in Ocean Park. Lois Skillin led devotions and a ceremony before Love Gifts. annual welcoming supper planned for April 20 with food signups.

Toilers-by-the-Sea Lillian Jakeman Temple Javenne Ocean Park Lois Skillin Jakeman High Lights Valley Forge Free Baptist Woman's Missionary Society Wichita and Mather College Isablle McIver Marion White Ruth Nickerson Elva Frizzle Philip Webb Ada Cole Shirley Doe Mildred Moody Harold Smith Lucille Puffer

Local Social Hosts Named in Household Notices

The notice lists Mrs. Jennie Marney Mrs. Elva Frizzle Mrs. Lillian Jakeman and the host less dred Soule in a community social event.

Dred Soule Jennie Marney Elva Frizzle and the Hostless Lillian Jakeman

Kennebunk Junior High Plans Social

Kennebunk Junior High will host its annual Spring social Friday from 7 30 to 10 p m in the Kennebunk High School auditorium. The KJHS Student Council sponsors the event with committees led by Prout Jehanee Wentworth Bodwell Gordon and Ferber. All students teachers and parents are invited.

Kennebunk Junior High School Kennebunk High School KJHS Prout Taloma Jehanee Thomas Wentworth Dale Bodwell Steven Gordon Louis Ferber

Doan's Pills Promise Easy Sleep and Relief

Advertisement promotes Doan's Pills to ease nagging backache headaches and musculoskeletal pains. It claims relief from bladder irritation and a mild diuretic effect, promising restful nights and decades of trusted use. Customers are urged to ask for the large size and buy today.

Dean Doan

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Old Orchard Amvets VFW Auxiliary Sagner Preston Milliken Mr. Preston Merys Vata MAIN Good Clement P. Wight Dial Frederic Snow Brick Store Brenda Kuhn Walt Kuhn Edmund Cashen Department of Industrial Cooperation Kennebunk Junior High Plans Social Ine Nichols Nichols & CO Pepperell Sheet Store
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