Kennebunk Budget Board weighs high school funds vote
The Budget Board discussed extra money for high school construction and alterations. A special town meeting will be held at Kennebunk Town Hall on Tuesday April 9 at 7 30 p m at the request of the school building committee. The committee will reconvene Monday evening to decide on the article. In December a special town meeting set aside 209 757 for construction. Littlefield Brothers of North Berwick submitted the low bid of 217 056 among ten bidders.
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Budget Board of
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Town Hall
Littlefield Brothers of
North Berwick
Officers Elected By Kennebunk Church
The annual meeting of the First Congregational Parish Kennebunk elected officers and committees. Jack Ketchum was named assessor and chairman with John Dresser and John Bourne also chosen. Others include L Keith Marshall Norris Stephens Raymond Harding on the budget panel and Mrs Chester Cram Mrs John Kotlewski on membership.
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First Congregational Parish (Unitarian
Kennebunk
Jack Ketchum
John Dresser
John Bourne
Ketchum
L. Keith Marshall
Norris Stephens
Raymond Harding
Chester Cram
John Kotlewski
Theodore C. Kingsbury
Wescott Merrow
John Dresger
Lucinda Lord
Jesse Wallace
Flowers
Henry Dickinson
Robert A. Wentworth
Donald Pearson
Women's Lance
Vening Alliance
Ted Shields
Religious Education
Theodore Dangen
Robert Stinson
Sidney Crawford
Alton Clark
Lewis H. Burr
Kennebunk Selectmen Accept Grant and Approve Local Actions
The Kennebunk Board of Selectmen chaired by Norman Stevens voted to grant a quit claim deed to Roger and Rosella Charland to clear title. They approved waiving 1959 personal property tax for Raymond Leach, 1960 tax error for Myrtle Ramsdell, and tax paid for Perley Chase in Hollis. They accepted the Federal Assistance grant for Town Hall alterations, granted a victualers license to Armand J. Blouin, and authorized purchase of a Lag Tractor and a sidewalk tractor for public works. Applications for Communications Center operators were opened with 21 received and no action taken.
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Kennebunk Board of Selectmen
Norman Stevens
A. Wesley Leech
Plummer
Raymond Brearey
Ernest Brown
Robert York
Kennebunk Lower Town Hall
Roger
Rosella Charland
Raymond Leach
Myrtle Ramsdell
Perley Chase
Hollis
Armand J. Blouin
Public Works Department
Sons of American Legion Discusses Local Squadron Formation
Commander Joseph Forrest presided at the Webber Lefebvre post meeting in Kennebunk with guest Wilson Walker of Kittery and Mil ton Vigue of Kittery York county commander who spoke about veterans legislation and SO L membership. Vigue noted 94 members to date with a goal of 100 before the York county council meeting in Wells on April 19. Notices were issued for a spaghetti supper on Wednesday April 10 with refreshments by Leonard Bunnell.
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Joseph Forrest
Webber-Lefebvre
American Legion
Kennebunk
Wilson Walker
Kittery
Sons of American Let'on
Sons of American Legion
Milton Vigue
York County
Augusta
Vigue
York County Council
Wells
Leonard Bunnell
Mothers' Club Holds All-Day Meeting at Kennebunk Hall
Fourteen members attended the all-day Mothers' Club meeting in Kennebunk Lower Village. President Grace Gunn presided as the group voted to award a $100 General Scholarship to a Kennebunk High senior and donate to the Cancer Fund. They planned a public smorgasbord for Saturday April 27 with Gunn as chairman and spent the afternoon quilting for a needy family. The next all-day meeting is scheduled for April 17 with Mae Collins serving as dinner chairman.
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Mothers’ Club
Kennebunk Lower Village
Grace Gunn
Kennebunk High School
Cancer Fund
Mae Collins
Lenten Program Planned in Ogunquit Church
A public Lenten program will be presented Wednesday April 10 at 2 p.m. in Ogunquit Methodist Church. Sponsored by the Woman's Society of Christian Service the event features speaker Miss Lillian Lindsay a Christian psychiatric nurse whose message is Come Walk With Me and all are invited to attend.
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Ogunquit Methods
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Lillian Lindsay
Sewer District Adopts Annual Billing Plan
The Kennebunk Sewer District switches to annual billing for 1963 charges with bills to 900 patrons for January 1 to December 31. Most homes pay $52 as before, with options for quarterly payments but full year payment by December 31. Liens on unpaid bills will shift to March 1964, reducing costs and headaches.
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Kennebunk
Organ Recital Scheduled At Christ Church
Organist Morse S Haithwaite of Kennebunkport presents Palm Sunday recital at Christchurch Kennebunk April 17 at 8 p m. The second annual event offers a Bach Prelude and Fugue and works by Snow Shackley Wagner Guilmant Jongen Dubois with no admission, a free will offering.
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Maine
Morse S. Haithwaite
Kennebunkport
Christchurch
Kennebunk
Haithwaite
Arundel Opera Itheatre
Florida
Miami
Nassau
Bahamas
Biddeford - Saco
Francis W. Snow
Frederick N. Shackley
Ogunquit Girl Scouts Plan Bottle Drive and Square Dance
Ogunquit Girl Scout Troop 90 schedules a village bottle drive during April 13 to 21 and a square dance at the Ogunquit fire hall replacing a meeting. They may host Wells Troop 1 for the dance, assist with the Easter Egg Hunt on April 16, and report 372 boxes sold in the latest cookie sale.
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Ogunquit
Wells
Troop 90
Kennebunk Legion Auxiliary Plans Meeting and Rummage Sale
The Webber Lefebvre unit of the American Legion auxiliary will host a meeting at the Post home Monday April 8 at 8 pm with guest speaker Royal Sheltra of Biddeford York county Child Welfare chairman. A Spring rummage sale is set for 10 am Saturday at High street home with committee members listed.
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Webber-Lefebvre
American Legion Auxiliary
Post Home
Royal Sheltra
Biddeford
York County
American Ion Child Welfare
Ah Owen
Helen Kierstead
Marion Maguire
Marion Hoyt
Webber-Lefe
Everett Forrester
Saco
Bangor House
Bangor
Raymond Sezaward
Mario DiFrederico
Beach Auxiliary Votes Donation For Carillon
At Old Orchard Beach Post and Auxiliary meeting donations were given to the Carillon fund and Togus Canteen coupons. A joint meeting was scheduled for those seeking beauty contest judges, with an installation set for April 27. May 2 was chosen as a date for an event. Teen Age Command will be distributed to local school classes.
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Abbott. Verville Amvets Post
Old Orchard Beach
Carillon Fund
Togus
Ron “Apelie
Gus
Aes
Ey Sena
Old Orchard Act
Joan
Ellen Clark
Irene Guarino
Wells High Graduation Dates Announced for 1963 Week
Principal Russell K. Inoyes released the 1963 Wells High graduation schedule. Baccalaureate is June 9, Class Night June 10, Junior-Senior Prom June 12, and Graduation June 14. All events move to the new junior high auditorium gymnasium.
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Wells High School
Russell K. iNoyes
Team Teaching Trial Planned at Kennebunk Park Street School
Kennebunk Superintendent and School Committee approved a pilot of team teaching at Park Street School starting next September. The Ford Foundation funds the project with a University of Maine contract and a team leader to be Charles Towne. Faculty Mae Travers Clythro Staples and two UM graduate students plus two student teachers will participate.
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Kennebunk
Tto
Park Street
Ford Foundation
Leo Martin
University of Maine
Martin
Ford Foundation Selections Cited In School Funding Debate
The group heard that two graduate students would receive half pay each and that one new teacher must be hired next fall, avoiding salary expense increases. Martin analyzed system merits and drawbacks, highlighting Seekins reputation as a key factor in the Ford Foundation choice.
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John S. Seekins, Jr
Martin
Seekins
Ford Foundation
Public meeting on processed meat set at Conant Chapel
A Monday 1 p.m. session at Conant Chapel Al fred features Mrs Lucy Sheive of Portland as Consumer Marketing Agent speaking on Processed Meat. The event is open to the public. A St Marguerite Council meeting follows at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Charles Huot’s home on Saco Ave.
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Conant Chapel
Alfred
Lucy Sheive
Portland
St. Marguerite
St. Jean Baptiste
Charles Huot
Saco Ave
Wells Board hires survey firm for Ox Cart Lane plan
The Edward C. Jordan firm of Portland was hired by the Wells Board of Selectmen to survey and lay out the Ox Cart Lane section at Wells Beach from Mile Road to East Side Harbor development. The move follows town meeting approval under Article 23. Also hired for summer beach cleaning were Kirk Woodman and George Perkins, Abbott Brothers Tree Experts to spray trees for Dutch Elm disease, with more appointments planned for next Thursday. Action on electing a delegate to the Extraordinary Congress in Woonsocket RI on June 23 will follow.
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Edward C. Jordan
Portland
Wells Board of Selectmen
Wells Beach
Mile Road
East Side Harbor
Kirk Woodman
George Perkins
Abbott Brothers
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Bar Mills Auction House
J. M. Emmons
Goodyear
Howe
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Midas Muffler Shop
Ocean Street
South
Waterville
Andrea Peterson
Beth Grant
Andrea Jennison
Sue Pitman
Ellen Pfeiffer
Ellen Warren
Frank Severance
Michael Littlefield
Christ Church
Girl Scouts
Edmund Cashen
Beach
Wells High
Clement P. Wight
Dial
Nue
Woonsocket RI
Maine Office Supply Company
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Quimby Street
Chevrolet
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