Kennebunk Unit Elects Officers at Evening Alliance Meeting
The Kennebunk Unitarian Evening Alliance holds its annual meeting and officer elections at the Bourne Mansion on Bourne Street tonight at 8. Hostesses are Mrs. Susan Shields and Mrs. Dorothy Swetland. Police Reserve meeting follows at 7:30 p.m. at Lower Town hall. The listing also notes various local residents attending events and travels, including All-State concert participants and several families returning from Florida and Maine trips.
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Kennebunk Unitarian
Bourne Mansion
Bourne Street
Susan Shields
Dorothy Swetland
Kennebunk Reserve Police
Lower Town Hall
John A. True
Alewive
George Greenough
Leslie
Leominster
Mass
Herbert
Douglas Smith
Boothbay
Mae Smith
West Kennebunk
Lawrence Eaton
Randy
Kennebunk
Leslie Smith
Leslie, Jr
Kenneth
Moody
Alan Wentworth
Terri
Fred Smith
Fred, Jr
Phillip
Diane
Edward Dargis
Theodore O. Kingsbury
Arion Wentworth
Madison
Kennebunk High School
Marie Obell
Allen Thompson
Henry Kingsbury
Robert Dargis
Sandra Root
Elizabeth Welch
Ie Fitton
Alexander Fconomos
Charles Chase
High Street
Avon Park
Fla
Norma Jean Wright
Arren Wright
Rossroad
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Ruth Russell
Adelaide Day
Kennebunkport
Safety Harbor
Russell
Norman Perkins
Christopher
Hartford
N. J
Carl Tarr
Easley
Charlies Chase
George McGaughlin
Mark
Nashua
N. H
Gerald Page
Percy Boothby
Maine Federation
Old Orchard Beach social notes and meetings
Old Orchard Beach residents report guests from Bedford Mass and Rumford and a Gardiner visitor. Leonard Gray of Third Street attended a funeral in Concord New Hampshire yesterday. The Old Orchard Beach Association will meet at the high school cafeteria Thursday at 7:30 p m with Josef Arentz of Kennebunk teaching refinishing picture frames.
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Prin
Herbert R. Bean
Atlantic Avenue
David Bean
Bedford
Mass
West Kennebunk Couple Celebrate 25th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Herland Dutch observed their 25th wedding anniversary at home in West Kennebunk. They wed in Westbrook on April 4, 1936, celebrated by the Rev. Morton Tilton. Mrs Dutch, former Gertrude Hilton, is linked to Florence Hilton and the late Lewis Hilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herland Dutch
West Kennebunk
Westbrook
Morton Tilton
Dutch
Gertrude Hilton
Florence Hilton
Lewis Hilton
Almon
Annie Dutch
Methodist Church
Harvey Bible
Mousewa Lake Grange
Myrtle Lodge
Knights of
Kennebunk Cancer Crusaders Kickoff Meeting Planned
The Kennebunk Cancer Crusaders announce the annual drive April 16 to 21 with a Wednesday 8 p.m. kickoff at Christchurch Dane Street. Captains and workers will attend a screening of the Crusade film and a cancer information session.
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Crusaders
Kennebunk
Christchurch
Dane Street
John Cummings
Cochairman
George LeBarge
A. Harrison Taylor
York County
J. Russell Yates
West Kennebunk
M. A. Packard
Kennebunk Lower Village
Caroll Gooch
Ethel M. Theilmann
Mary Durgin
Kennebunk Beach
Francis Condon
Marybelle Walsh
Benjamin Brennan
Stanley Zales
DeMolay Plans Worship and Dance Events in Wells
Highpine chapter of De Molay met at the Highpine Masonic hall Wells to arrange a church worship service for all officers and members April 16 at 10 15 a m and a dance May 27 from 8 to 11 p m at Wells High School auditorium. Master Councillor Peter H Joy presided with Prentiss Gourde and Gerald LaPierre as substitutes. Mrs Roland Joy hosted refreshments. The next meeting is April 24. A separate district PTA meeting is set for April 24 at York High School gym with Mrs Fred L Keeler speaking on PTA issues and education. Mrs Keeler has held numerous statewide and national PTA roles and received multiple honors.
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Highpine
Order of DeMolay
Highpine Masonic Hall
Sanford Road
Wells
Wells Second Congregational Church
Wells Corner
DeMolay
Wells High School
Peter H. Joy
Prentiss Gourde
Gerald LaPierre
Roland Joy
Mothers’ Circle
Maine
Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc
York High School
Fred L. Keeler
Keeler
Grand Rapids
Mich
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Michigan Congress of Parents and Cachers
Michigan
White House
Camp Fire Girls
YWCA
Council of Social Agencies
General Michigan College of ‘Education
Michigan] State University
Delta Kapipa Gamma
Legion Post At Wells Nominates Officers Slate
Eldridge and Leroy Hanson post of the American Legion in Wells nominated a full slate: Harry Alpren as commander, Arthur H Tufts first vice commander, Daniel W Jenness second vice commander, John F Harrington adjutant, Roby P Littlefield finance officer, William J O Connell chaplain and service officer, Harry Yorke historian, and Clarence Kimball sergeant at arms. Nomination committee members were Albeo G LaPierre chair, William J O Connell, and Roland Chaloux. Nominations remain open to new floor nominations at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albeo G. LaPierre
William J. O'Connell
Roland Chaloux
Roby Littlefield
John Harrington
Albeo LaPierre
William F. Byrnes
Wells
VFW
Ralph F. Lewingdon
Legion Post
O'Connell
Harry Alpren
Comdr
Harrington
Daniel Jenness
Wells Boy Scout Troop 353
LaPierre
Bridal Shower For Patricia Taute In Kennebunk
Miss Patricia Taute daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Taute Kennebunk was guest of honor at a surprise bridal shower hosted by Miss Sandra Wildes Depot street The event featured a pink and white four tier bridal cake with a miniature bride and groom The hostess Alma Wildes served refreshments Attending were Sharon Wildes Judy Dresser Sandra Staples Carol Durgin Betsy Hall Barbara Hersey Judy Houle all of Kennebunk Mrs Patricia Wildes of Kennebunkport Miss Regina Wu of Portland and Hong Kong Gifts were sent by those unable to attend
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Patricia Taute
Howard Taute
Hovey Street
Kennebunk
Sandra Wildes
Depot Street
Alma Wildes
Sharon Wildes
Judy Dresser
Sandra Staples
Carol Durgin
Betsy Hall
Barbara Hersey
Judy Houle
Patricia Wildes
Kennebunkport
Regina Wu
Portland
Hong Kong
Cynthia Severance
Claire Seaward
Leta Downing
School Union 2 Snelling Bee Slated At Wells
The District spelling contest for School Union 2 takes place tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the Wells Elementary school auditorium. Students from Wells and North Berwick in grades 6 7 and 8 compete for medals and a chance to enter the York County contest April 25 at Young School in Saco. Town champions will receive ballpoint pens from Gannett Publishing. Contestants include North Berwick and Wells pupils across grades 6 7 8 with several named competitors listed by name.
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School Union 2
Wells
North Berwick
York County
Young School
Saco
Gannett Publishing Company
Portland
Joyce Farnsworth
Karen Hemingway
Diane Goodman
Harold Jacobs
James Wilson
Ruth Lansbury
Bruce Eldridge
Evelyn Staples
Joanne Howard
Christine Lord
Michael Thyng
Diane Piirainen
Richard Clark
Thomas Chase
Linda Fuller
Kathleen Daggett
Robert Gregoire
Michael Boston
Irene Allen
Richard Phillips
Brian Clough
Peter Staples
Patricia Cole
Jean Thyng
Kingsbury To Represent KHS With Navy Band
Henry Kingsbury son of Mr and Mrs T O Kingsbury will represent Kennebunk High School when the U S Navy band appears at Portland City Hall on Friday April 28 with a 3 30 PM and 8 PM concert sponsored by the Portland Symphony orchestra Cmdr Charles Brendler will conduct Other Maine high schools will be represented Bus arrangements are planned to depart Kennebunk Junior High at 2 30 PM with chaperones on board Tickets may be purchased through Mrs Dargis at Fletcher Street Kennebunk.
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Henry Kingsbury
T. O. Kingsbury
Kennebunk High School
U. S. Navy
Portland City Hall
Portland Symphony Orchestra
Cmdr
Charles Brendler
Maine
Edward Dargis
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Junior High School
Porpoise residents attend Olympian club meeting in Kennebunkport
Cape Porpoise residents join the Olympian club at Kennebunkport. A Firemen's card party yielded nine tables of whist with high scores by Joseph Warner and Mrs. Florence Smith. Other award recipients included Otis Doane and Mrs. Mabel Grant. Members and guests returned from trips, and church events at Cape Porpoise Methodist yielded a Certificate of Merit for building work. New church members include Cheryl Seavey and several locals, with transfers noted.
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Olympian Club
Kennebunkport
Seth Pinkham
Henry Megert
Joseph iThurston
Fred Severence
Wesley Taylor
Irving Perkins
Ann Kittredge
Dollie Merrill
Joseph Warner
Florence Smith
Josh Smith
Florence Nunan
Ardelle Nunan
iMass
Ernest Ridlon
Stone and Webster
Boston
Thomas Dignan
Princeton
N. J
Georges Wood
Austin Buchanan
University of Maine, Oro
Townland Country Church
Cape Porpoise
Richard Seavey
Charles M.bradbury
Philip Matthews
James Fairfield
Ronald Wood
Robert Nunan
Dale Nunan
Donald Seavey
Elsa Henry
Gretchen Nunan
Susan Bixby
Jeanne Bradbury
Susan Stirk
Amy Landry
Eleanor Holbrook
Linda Wakefield
C. A. Buchanan
Gladys Mahler
Maine Consumers League Formed to Preserve Stamps Rights
Mrs. Philip F. Chapman Jr. of Portland announced the creation of the Maine Consumers League a state wide group to preserve the rights of merchants to issue trading stamps and the rights of housewives to collect them. Chapman serves as executive director and will coordinate a volunteer committee from each of Maine s 16 counties to inform legislators.
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Portland
Philip F. Chapman, Jr
Maine Consumers League
Chapman
Maine Women Oppose Trading Stamp Ban S. D. 661
The Maine women discuss the attempt to outlaw trading stamps through S. D. 661. Mrs. Chapman calls them a legitimate promotional tool and urges leaving them in the competitive market. She will work with trading stamp companies operating in Maine.
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Maine
Special Services At Goodwins Mills Church With Parmley
Rev Chester W Parmley of Somerville Mass will be guest preacher at Goodwins Mills Advent Christian church next week with morning and evening services Sunday April 23 and evenings at 8 pm Monday through Saturday A song service music and bell selections accompany each program Parmley a 1921 New England School of Theology graduate has studied at Wesleyan Harvard and Tufts and serves on the Massachusetts conference ministerial committee He has pastored Advent Christian churches in Wallingford Portsmouth Attleboro Bristol Rocky Brook Bridgeport and Somerville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester W. Parmley
Somerville
Mass
Goodwins Mills
Advent Christian Church
Parmley
New England Schools of Theology
Brookline
Wesleyan University
University of New Hampshire
Harvard Divinity School
Tufts University
Massachusetts
Aurora College
Aurora
Ill
Rev. Parmley
Advent Christian
Wallingford
Anton Named To CD Medical Post At Beach
Dr. Thomas Anton named medical department director of the Old Orchard Beach Civil Defense. Also named staff RN aides Helen Curry Helen Mullen Avis Stevenson and lab techs Harold Mullen John Menard Arthur Leddy Edward Thorne. First staff meeting at Town hall Wednesday 7 30 pm before open house of the school system.
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Thomas Anton
Old Orchard Beach
Anton
Thunderbird
45Th Infantry Division
Menard
Federal Aeronautics Commission
Harold Mullen
John Menard
Department of Civil Defense
Senator Smith Opposes Society Probe Over Communist Charges
Washington Senator Margaret Chase Smith denies Congress should probe the John Birch Society amid reports the group calls Eisenhower a communist. She dismisses charges as unfounded and recalls a 1951 smear attempt alleging a communist plot to nominate Eisenhower in 1952.
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Washington Bureau
Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
R.me
Sen
McCarthy
Congress
John Birch Society
Eisenhower
Sen. Smith
Dwight D. Eisenhower
California
Partisan
Republicans of
Beach Legion Auxiliary Plans Rummage Sale
The C. Fayette Staples unit of the American Legion Auxiliary met Monday evening with President Mrs. Viola Girard in charge. Beverly Moran became historian and Florence Araby chaplain. Donations were made to the chaplain’s fund for Fairfield Sanitarium. Gifts voted for the Department president and vice president. Mrs. Mamie Balkan won the mystery prize. Members are asked to contribute rummage items and old jewelry eyeglasses or frames to New Eyes for the Needy Inc. through the Legion Auxiliary.
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Viola Girard
C. Fayette Staples
American Legion Auaxiliary
Beverly Moran
Florence Araby
Chaplains Fund
Fairfield Sanitarium
Mamie Balkan
Girard
Rita Sherman
Needy, Inc
The
Legion Auxiliary
Congress Divides Over Birch Society Investigation
Members of Congress clash over the effectiveness of a congressional probe into the John Birch Society, with partisan debate focusing on the investigation's scope and impact on political influence and national security.
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Congress
Nominating Committee Named After Meeting
A nominating committee was appointed to oversee project collections in the area. Members include Mrs. Girard Mrs. Sherman Mrs. Virginia Ford Mrs. ao and Mrs. Avonell Pettin gill. Mrs. Balkan spoke after the meeting.
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Girard
Sherman
Virginia Ford
Avonell Pettingill
Balkan
Two Ogunquit Artists Have Work Exhibited
The 49th annual American Watercolor Society exhibition opens at National Academy Galleries in New York and features William Preston of Ogunquit with Low Tide and Chris Ritter of Ogunquit with Wood Duck. Modern and traditional styles appear among 430 paintings. a seven member jury selected the works. The exhibit runs daily including Sunday through April 23.
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New York
American Watercolor Society
National Academy Galleries
Biddeford
William Preston
Ogunquit
Chris Ritter
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William Irons
Louise Eaton
Carley Huff
John Lowmaster
Water Street
Martha Bragdon
Fletcher Street
Edward Bath, Jr
Elsie Bouchard
George Cousens
Harland Dutch
Kenneth Card
Gerald Dyer
Alvin Hersey
Rawlston Clark
Carl Goldammer
Alonzo Flanders
Russell Staples
Frederick Smith
Alston True
Robert Nest
Arnold Corey
Storer Street
John Downing
W. Gilman Fiske
Homer Chappell
Charles Freeman
David Shields
Mechanic Street
Frances Buzzell
John Dresser
Hazel Wicher
Robert Hutchins
Bernard Kenney
Elizabeth Maguire
Marshall Weeman
Jjr
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Edna Hutchins
Mousam Road
Lawrence Allen
York Street
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Lawrence Whitten
Madeline Lovejoy
Brown Street
Douglas Welch
Robert Eveleth
Leslie Graffam
Heber Smith
Frank Potenzo
Main Street
Jane Welch
PTA
Wells DeMolay
Legion
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KHS
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Cape
Chester Parmley
Koby Cambridge
Paul
Alfred Street
Beach Legion Auxiliary
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DR. X-Ray
Detroit
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Falcon & Con
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