Wells Grange Youth Night Supports Bryant Pond Camp
Wells Grange held a Youth Night at the Sanford Road hall with young people assuming stations. A pre meeting supper funded scholarships for Bryant Pond youth camp, with a long list of grange members in leadership roles and guests from several neighboring granges. A May 6 open house will celebrate the Grange centennial with John Scott as guest.
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WELLS
Wells Grange
Sanford Road
Bryant Pond
Doris Stillings
Friedel Perkins
Sybil Thompson
Alberta Morison
Joseph Goodness
Riverside Grange
East Lebanon
Bruce Emery
Saco River Grange
Robert King
Linda Coggeshall
June Adams
Kathleen Hutchins
Elmbrook Grange
Highpine
William Doody
Beaver Dam Grange
North Berwick
Russell Appleby
Lorraine Goodness
Mousam Lake Grange
Shapleigh
Ceres
Eleanor Adams
Flora
Pamela Coggeshall
Floyd Ramsdell
Edward Cahoon
Harold Parsons
Danville Junction
Parsons
Western Maine
Elmbrook
Riverside
Barney Beg
Home Economics Committee
Madeline Granton
Home Economics
Grange
John Scott
National Grange
Pennsylvania
William Riley
Florida
Lawrence Stackpole
May Breakfast Planned by St Marys Church
The Holy Name Society of St Marys Biddeford plans a May 7 communion breakfast in the parish hall. Members and their sons will attend 7 am mass at St Marys Church then receive collective communion. Walter Nelson leads a program with Maurice Naudts as principal speaker on The Role of The Army To ny.
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Holy Name Society
St. Mary’s Church
Biddeford
St. Mary’s
Walter Nelson
Maurice Naudts
U.S. Army
State of Maine Military District
Army
Tony
John Cleary
Ruth Esther Circle Plans Cakes for York Association Meet
At the Ruth Esther Circle of Saco United Baptist Church a report noted the York Association will meet next Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Saco church and several members were asked to bake cakes. one member to serve as usher. May 2 at Biddeford United Baptist Church was announced for Fellowship Day and the next circle meeting is May 17 at Mrs. Elizabeth Cole’s home in Saco.
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Ruth-Esther
Saco United Baptist Church
Esther Crogan
Elm St
Saco
York Association
Saco Church
Mary Rennell
Wilberforce University Holds Landmark Status in Ohio
Wilberforce University in Ohio is identified as the oldest Negro university in the United States, highlighting its historic significance and long-standing role in higher education for African Americans.
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Wilberforce University
Ohio
United States
Reservations Open After April Masses
Announced that reservations may be made with any officer at Doran's Drug Store or following each of the April 23 morning masses.
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Doran's Drug Store
April Social Set By Pine Cone Temple
Pine Cone Temple Pythian Sisters met in K of P Hall Saco to discuss the 57th Western Maine Jubilee. The event includes a Saturday afternoon members only session at Nonesuch Temple Scarborough, degrees for candidates, a supper, and a public evening program at Scarborough Junior High. Local temple social slated for April 26 at 7 30 p m at Mrs Marie Lunetta home. Most Excellent Chief Norma Berry presided. Sarah Metcalf received the mystery package. Next meeting May 3 with hosts Mrs Clara Blouin and Eva Roberge.
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Pine Cone
K. of P. Hall
Pepperell Square
Main Street
Saco
Western Maine
Nonesuch Temple
Scarborough
Scarborough Junior High School
Marie Lunetta
Storer Street
Norma Berry
Vera Benoit
Maude Brown
Sarah Metcalf
Clara Blouin
Eva Roberge
Kiwanians Hear Talk About Poet at Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach Kiwanis Club met at the American Legion Hall Tuesday evening with First Vice President Donald Jones presiding. A guest speaker discussed the life and works of a noted poet, drawing interest from club members.
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Old Orchard Beach
Donald Jones
Kiwanis Club
American Legion Hall
Poet Robert Frost Talk By Adelbert Jakeman Sr
Program chairman James Murphy introduced Adelbert M. Jakeman Sr. who spoke on the poet Robert Frost. John Wortman I played the piano for the event.
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Biddeford-Saco Journal
James Murphy
Adelbert M. Jakeman Sr
Robert Frost
John Wortman I
Officer Slate Installed By Pi Chapter
Pi Chapter Beta Sigma Phi sisters met at Mrs. Roland Rioux home in Biddeford to install officers. Awarded Girl of the Year and mystery prize went to Mrs. Adrine Heffernan. A Mothers Day tea is planned for May 13 at the Rioux residence with next meeting at Mrs. Levesque’s South Street home.
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Pi Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Roland Rioux
Granite Street
Biddeford
Paul Sheltra
Marcel Levesque
C. Dayton Benway
J. A. Servais
Raymond Carlson
Richard Labonte
Rioux
Adrienne Heffernan
Heffernan
Levesque
South Street
Thomas Fregeau
Russell Morse
Robert Smith
Alfred Loignon
Donald Lester
Robert Bergeron
Mignonne Lamb
Two Turnpike Traffic Mishaps Amid Wells Accidents
Two Maine Turnpike crashes near Wells disrupted mid day traffic. Estelle E. Noyes 57 of Brewer was hospitalized after her car rolled over in slushy conditions. Bertha M. Yeaton 55 of Arlington MA and Nancy Rand 4 of Auburn were treated and discharged with minor injuries.
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Wells
Maine
Webber Hospital
Biddeford
Kennebunk Fire Department
Estelle E. Noyes
Brewer
Bertha M. Yeaton
Arlington
Mass
Nancy Rand
Auburn
Kenneth C. Smith
North Berwick
Revolutionaries Take Control In Peking
A 97 member revolutionary committee formed by Mao Tze tung took temporary control in Peking and will run day to day affairs. Hsieh Fu chi is named chairman with Wu Teh Fu Chung pi and Cheng Wei san as vice chairmen as crowds cheer in the workers stadium.
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Tokyo
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Mao
Liu Shao-chi
Capital
Peking Radio
Peking Communist Party Committee
Hsieh Fu-chih
China
Wu Teh
Fu Chung-pi
Cheng Weisan
Central Committee
Biddeford VFW Elects Officers
Edward St Onge was reelected commander for a second term at Biddeford Post VFW meeting. Officers elected include Bruno Nolette senior vice commander Paul LaPointe junior vice commander Paul La montagne quartermaster Robert Poire chaplain Lionel Lizotte judge advocate Martin Rielly post surgeon Roland Begin trustee. Installation set May 13 at Hotel Thacher. A safety program, lite a bike, will be held Saturday at 1 pm in St Louis High yard for Biddeford children.
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Edward St. Onge
Biddeford Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Biddeford
Bruno Nolette
Paul LaPointe
Paul Lamontagne
Robert Poire
Lionel Lizotte
Martin Rielly
Roland Begin
St. Onge
Thacher
St. Louis High Dopyard
Installation Slated By Saco AMVETS Post
Boucouvalas Dupuis AMVETS Post in Saco held a meeting led by Commander Harold Strout. Earl Clappison and James Fen nell were named to three year terms on the housing committee. Adrien Petit won a mystery prize in absentia as the post announced installation ceremonies for new officers Saturday night.
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Earl Clappison
James Fennell
Boucouvalas - Dupuis Amvets
Saco
Harold Strout
Walter Fougere
Adrien Petit
Expo Boxing Fans Left In The Dark
About 1600 boxing fans faced a power outage that hit Portland's west end and blacked out the Exposition Building during two preliminaries. The main bout between Gene Herrick and Frank Cavilla, a non title eight rounder, was postponed with the feature card moved to the following Thursday, promoter Sam Silverman said.
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Portland
West End
Exposition Building
New England
Gene Herrick
Saco
New York City
Frank Cavilla
Boston
Sam Silverman
Techniques For Special Classes Demonstrated
Hollis MRS and Saco Valley Association members met at Hollis Elementary School for a casserole supper. Dr. Richard Costello of Gorham State College lectured on Physical Education for the Mentally Retarded and demonstrated teaching techniques. The group planned summer recreation aid for the Waban Association and a day camp for retarded children in Sanford. Sept. 18 set to open a class for trainables with fund raising through summer. officer election scheduled May 16.
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Hollis
Saco Valley Association For
Richard Costello
Gorham State College
Gorham College
Lillian Naples, Buxton
Waban Association
Sanford
Sandra _ Sendzik
Groveville
Pyramiding Of Deferments To Be Eliminated
President Johnson plans an order to curb college deferments used to avoid military service. Selective Service Director Hershey told the Senate committee that the move would end pyramiding deferments into permanent exemptions. He urged extending the draft law with few changes as key provisions expire June 30.
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Washington
Johnson
Lewis B. Hershey
Senate Armed Services Committee
Hershey
Association of Baptist Women Sets Meeting
The annual York Association Baptist Woman's Mission Society meeting will be held Tuesday at the Saco United Baptist Church. Registration starts 10 a.m., with devotions and a business session led by President Mrs. Adelbert Jakeman. An election and officers installation follow. a basket lunch is planned. The afternoon program features Rev. Ashton Nickerson of Bethel Christian Center Boston.
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The
Baptist Woman’s Mission Society of the York Association
Saco United Baptist Church
Adelbert Jakeman
Ashton Nickerson
Bethel Christian Center
Boston
Centers Planned For Portland Area
Washington AP reports three urban and three rural centers to be operated in the Portland Maine area funded by an Office of Economic Opportunity grant of 111 476. The Portland Regional Opportunity Program will run services for about 65 000 low income people offering medical checkups immunizations dental care plus job counseling and education on legal rights city government and credit unions.
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Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Portland
Maine
Wednesay
Reed Confirmed by Senate for NTSB Post
Former Maine Governor John H. Reed has been confirmed by the Senate as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board. Reed, a Republican, will serve a four year term and earn $27,000 annually in the federal post.
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Washington
Maine
John H. Reed
Senate
National Transportation Safety Board
Reed
Saco Legion Will Sponsor Baseball Club
The Owen-Davis Post American Legion meeting in Saco approved sponsoring the Junior American Legion League team and a trip for the Post color squad to the Maine Legion convention in Calais. Delegates to the state convention were Robert Morse, Robert Green, and Edmund Rowell, with a committee named to contact delinquent members and update dues.
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American Legion
Owen - Davis Post
Post
Beach Street
Saco
Department of Maine Legion
Calais
Robert Morse
Robert Green
Edmund Rowell
Raymond Parisien
Harry Rowell
Robert Jancile
Harry Townsend
AT&T Growth To Outpace U S Economy Says Romnes
H I Romnes chairman of AT and T told 82nd stockholders meeting in Baltimore that growth will stay faster than the economy with 3.5 million telephones added this year. He noted interstate rate reductions possible as FCC sets new capital investment rates and cited 1966 earnings per share of 3.69 and a dividend increase to 55 cents.
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Baltimore, Md
American Telephone & Telegraph
H. I. Romnes
At&t Board
Romnes
Bell System
Federal Communications Commission
At&t
Service Club Lobster Supper Held in Cape Porpoise
Independent Service Club met at Mrs. Gordon Hutchins home in Cape Porpoise with 13 members and five guests. A social hour and a short business meeting led by president Mrs. Marion Murray preceded donations to the Waban Association Inc. Attending were listed members from Kennebunk and Elaine Libby from Saco.
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Cape Porpoise
Independent Service Club
Gordon Hutchins
Marion Murray
Waban Association Inc
Ross Stahl
Hack Ephross
Jon Milligan
Harriet Garnett
Paul Genthner
Vernon Webber
Evelyn Smith
Arthur Jack
Richard Day
Lowell Maling
Donald Smith
Bernard Kenney
Joyce Stirk
L. Pitt Warren Jr
Carl S. Page
Kennebunk
Elaine Libby
Saco
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Crange
Patricia Higgins
Pomona
Nellie McIntire
Pamela
Higgins
All
Freidel Perkins
Church Society
Pine Cone Temple
Pepperell Sheet
Biddeford Vfw
Saco Amvets
Association of Baptist Women
Saco Legion
At&T’s
U.S
Hi-Fi
Elm Street
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