Red Cross visits and fund drive urged in York County
Miss Lillian Reinh ers Home Nursing representative from National Red Cross headquarters will visit the York County headquarters in Saco April 14 and 15. The Finance committee meeting is set for Friday April 17. The National Red Cross Conven York City May 17-20 and a Home Service Seminar is to be held at Colby Village Waterville June 16-17. Mrs Garner announced she had received a telegram from National Red Cross Headquarters urging York County residents to contribute to the lagging Red Cross Fund Campaign.
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Lillian Reiners
National Red Cross
York County
Saco
Finance Committee
York City
Colby Village
Waterville
Garner
Washington, D. C
Red Cross
York County Red Cross Directors Meet In Saco
York County Chapter American Red Cross board met at new headquarters on Main Street Saco Thursday morning. Chairwoman Mrs Allen F Garner presided. Reports from Rufus Saco treasurer Thomas Jones Jr finance committee chair Ernest S Woodworth public information chair. Resignations from Mrs David Strater and Mrs James Doherty accepted. Discussions on forming a Chapter First Aid Mobile Unit and a Civil Defense Emergency Unit.
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York County
American Red Cross
Main Street
Saco
Allen F. Garner
Kezar Falls
Rufus Saco
Thomas Jones Jr
Kennebunkport
Finnance Committee
Ernest S. Woodworth
David Strater
James Doherty
Cape Elizabeth
Marshall Hired As Biddeford Industrial Agent
Biddeford forms the Biddeford Commission for Economic Development and retains Hugh McC Marshall as its agent. Marshall pledged to keep the council and taxpayers informed as Conrad Fortier the chairman outlined the commission budget before the city council last night.
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Biddeford
Area Industrial Development Commission
Nnow
Adah Chapter Past Matrons Planning Outing
Members of the Past Matrons Association of Adah Chapter Order of the Eastern Star met at Mrs. Edna Woodman’s home in Biddeford. A committee led by Mrs. Arline Johnson was formed to select the annual outing site. A memorial for Mrs. Gertrude Davis was observed and the next meeting will host a swap party on May 14 with location to be announced.
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Ana Stackpole
Gladys Murphy
Elizabeth Pate
Hazel Beety
Ruth Bailey
Dexheimer
Johnson
Woodman
Stackpole
Goodwin
F. Hill Grange
Auburn
Frederick Bell
Saco
Barn Steppers
Portland
Daniel Sylvester
Maurice Begin
Walter Woods
Albert Sinclair
Clyde Silva
Wenonah Bean
Mazie Cotton
Myrtle Smith
Hazel Ricker
Notre Dame Church
Springvale
K. of C
State of Maine
K. of C. Council
St. Francis College
Biddeford Council
Council Grants $14333.69 for Eight Months Operating
The council approved a funding amount of 14 333 dollars 69 cents to cover operations for the next eight months. A five member board is scheduled to convene next Tuesday morning at 9 39.
Johnson to address meeting of publishers in New York
President Johnson will address the Associated Press luncheon in New York on April 20 at the Waldorf Astoria. Reservations exceed 1,500 with plans for about 1,600 attendees, the largest AP luncheon audience since Johnson took office. Foreign press leaders from Japan, South Africa, Canada, and Britain join leading U.S. publishers and editors for the annual event.
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New York
Johnson
Associated Press
Worldwide News Cooperative
Waldorf-Astoria
John H. Glenn Jr
Eisenhower
Kiyoshi Iwamoto
Kyodo
Japan
Alan MacIntosh
South African Press Association
Argus Newspapers
South Africa
Gillis Purcell
Canadian Press
Land Gerald Long
Reuters
Great Britain
Association
Publishers Week
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Churches Urged To Become Involved In Society Needs
Mrs. Theodore F. Wallace of Shawnee Station Kansas urges United Church Women members to move from awareness to action in Maine as racial issues international affairs world peace and disarmament are highlighted at their annual assembly.
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Sanford
Theodore F. Wallace
Shawnee Station
Kan
United Church Women
Wallace
The
United Church Women of Maine
Youth Night Observed by York County Pomona
At Arundel Grange hall York County Pomona observed Youth Night with many youth taking stations including Miss Beatrice Scamman and Kenneth Harriman. The session announced May 7 dress contest judging at John F Hill Grange Eliot and May 15 talent show for Barak M Shibles Memorial Scholarship fund with an auction to follow.
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Arundel
York County
Pomona
Arundel Grange Hall
Beatrice Scamman
Saco
Kenneth Harriman
Riverside
Sharon Leavitt
John F. Hill
John F. Hill Grange
Eliot
Lewis Guptill
Beaver Dam Grange
North Berwick
Barak M. Shibles
Arundel Grange
Donation Move At Biddeford Knights Of Columbus
Biddeford Council Knights of Columbus met on Washington Street voting a donation to the American Cancer Society and appointing a nominating committee. A slate included John Farley Guy Laverriere Jerry Paquette Roland Lefebvre Ernest Spenard Edgar Michaud and Pete Lebreton for officers.
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American Cancer Society
Biddeford Council
Knights of Columbus
Hall
Washington Street
John Farley
Guy Laverriere
Jerry Paquette
Roland Lefebvre
Ernest Spenard
Edgar Michaud
Pete Lebreton
Jean C. Pelletier
Jean C. Roy
Alton W. Palmer
Raymond W. Berthiaume
Normand J. Auger
Real Credit
Donald W. Dewitt
St. Louis
Dirigo
Columbian Squires
Edmund Neault
Miami Jai-Alai Chief Auditor Named Bill Betts
Miami Jai-Alai Fronton chief auditor Bill Betts oversees parimutuel betting operations as the legal gambling activity continues under the jurisdiction of the establishment.
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MIAMI
Jai-Alai
Fronton
Bill Betts
Legion groups host York County Council meeting in Wells
The Eldridge and Leroy Hanson Post and Unit of the American Legion and Auxiliary will entertain the York County Council and its Auxiliary at their April meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Wells Legion hall Eldredge Road. The DeMolay degree will be conferred on a class of candidates Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Highpine Masonic Hall Sanford Road. Refreshments will be served by the Mothers' Circle. The Senior Youth Fellowship of the Wells Congregational Church will go on an outing tomorrow in New Hampshire.
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Eldridge
Leroy Hanson
American Legion and Auxiliary
York County Council
Wells Legion Hall
Eldredge Road
Wells Congregational Church
New Hampshire
Highpine
Order of DeMolay
Highpine Masonic Hall
Sanford Road
Mothers’ Circle
Barbara Androsko Engaged to Blaine Moody at Auburn
Mrs Frank Androsko announces the engagement of her daughter Barbara Marian to Professor Blaine D Moody son of Dr and Mrs L D Moody of Ocean Park Maine. Barbara is a senior English major at Oswego State College and a graduate of Auburn Community College. Moody is an assistant professor of English at Auburn Community College. A summer wedding is planned.
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Auburn
N. Y
Frank Androsko
Barbara Marian
Blaine D. Moody
L. D. Moody
Colby Ave
Ocean Park
Maine
Androsko
Central High School
Auburn Community College
Oswego State College
Oswego
Moody
Bowling Green
Ohio State University
Study Continued By Beta Sigma Class
The Beta Sigma Class of Biddeford United Baptist Church met at Mrs. Elsie Butler s Pool Road home to study St Peter 1 1 11 led by Mrs Edna Wilson Reports were read and discussed A May 8 food sale was approved and committees appointed Refreshments were served by Mrs Edna Thompson and Mrs Elsie Butler Attendees included Miss Marion Nason Miss Eva Bowen Miss Adelpha McKeen Miss Elizabeth Taff and several others
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Biddeford United Baptist Church
Elsie Butler
Pool Road
Biddeford
Edna Wilson
Edna Thompson
Marion Nason
Eva Bowen
Adelpha McKeen
Elizabeth Taff
Hazel Clay
Ruth Hatch
Wilson
Hazel la
Esther Hunter
E Butler
Mary Dawn
Eleven Inducted Into National Honor Society
Eleven Wells High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society during candlelight ceremonies in the new gym. Principal Russell K. Noyes opened the program. Rites were conducted by NHS members led by Dale Piirainen. New inductees include Joyce Gould Camille Young Andrea Card and Robert Ahern plus junior members Tan Littlefield Patricia Maxwell Marilyn Savelas Cheryl Miller Nancy Belauchesne Richard Hutching and Peter Staples.
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WELLS
Wells High School
National Honor Society
Russell K. Noyes
Dale Piirainen
Kenney Bassett
Virginia Tufts
Lane Phillips
Sally Hutchins
Joyce Gould
Camille Young
Andrea Card
Robert Ahern
Jtan Littlefield
Patricia Maxwell
Marilyn Save
First Amendment And Newspaper Discussion Slated
ORONO AP Portland attorney Sidney Wernick, an authority on newspaper law, will discuss The First Amendment and the Newspaper at the University of Maine workshop June 15-19. Other speakers include Marjorie Longley of The New York Times and Dr. David White of Boston University.
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ORONO
Portland
Sidney W. Wernick
Univerisity of
Maine
Marjorie W. Longley
New York Times
David M. White
Boston University
School of Public Communications
Biddeford Firemen Answer Two Calls
Biddeford firefighters answered two calls this day. A junk yard blaze on upper Elm Street started by a worker's torch set a car on fire and required Engine 5 to use a booster to extinguish it. Earlier, around 1 pm, they responded to the yard fire and this morning were called to a grass fire at 204 Pool Street with no property damage.
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Upper Elm Street
Biddeford
Engine 5
Pool St
New Chevelle Drives Fun Youthful Style and Value
It's fun to drive a car with young ideas. Chevelle by Chevrolet blends youthful styling and practical features. It offers compact size, roomy interior, strong engine choices, and luxury options. Spring Trade N Travel Time at Chevrolet dealers now with 11 models to choose from.
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Chevrolet
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Harry A. Merrifield
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York County Red Cross
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Murphy's Music Store Inc
RCA
Murphy’s Music Store Inc
June Burke
Lebanon
Lebanon Grangehall
Riverside Grange
Augusta
Waterboro Grange
Acton Fair Grounds
Ruth Clough
Richard Burke
Margaret Themeena
Mildred Goodwin
Samuel Crowell
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Robert Cole JR
Dia
Barbara Androsko
Blaine Moody
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Biddeford-Saco
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