Will items highlight $30,000 for St Francis College Maine
York County Probate Court hearings reveal Kathleen T. Small's estate bequeathing $30,000 to the Franciscan Fathers of Maine for St Francis College Biddeford, plus smaller gifts to Rev. William J. Kelley and others. Executors and appraisers named include Harold D. Carroll, Arthur Lombard, and Laurence H. Staples. estate valued around $90,000 with multiple legacies and residuary bequests to institutions and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Kathleen T. Small
Kennebunkport
York County
Harold D. Carroll
Biddeford
Franciscan Fathers of
Maine
St. Francis College
William J. Kelley
Astor
St. Martha’s Church
Knnebunkport
Richard C. Pfeiffer
Congregational Church
Louis D. Norton
Richardson
U. S
Congress
Saco
Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Co
Philadelphia
Marilyn Bradbury
Hollis Center
Doris Angell
South Portland
Preachers’ Aid Society
Maine Conference of the Methodist Church
Paul E. Chadbourne
Richard D. Hewes
Cape Elizabeth
John B. Roberts
Katherine J. Stacy
John W. Pinkham
Weston
Mass
Eugene Pinkham
Malden
Katherine Johnson
Greenwood
Gertrude M. Pinkham
Seattle
Wash
Marjorie Nutter
Ruth Stackhouse
Wells
Katherine Johnsen
Martha G. Wilson
Kittery
Phyllis PF
Gray
Groton
Edwin G. Walker
William D. Deans
Castle Debuts as Kelly on Broadway in Brooklyn Bridge Musical
Roy Castle, the Yorkshire variety performer, makes his Broadway debut in the title role of Kelly a musical about Brooklyn Bridge. Spotted by Edward Padula on TV, he succeeds Richard Harris as lead. Kelly is set for a March premiere directed by Peter Coe.
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Castle
Kelly
NEW York
Roy Castle
Yorkshire
England
Brooklyn Bridge
Cer
Edward Padula
Richard Harris
Peter Coe
Two Coastguardmen Hospitalized After Mercy Relay
Two crew members of the Coast Guard weather ship Coos Bay were hospitalized in Boston after a three step mercy relay by sea and air. They were taken off last Saturday by the liner Carinthia to Quebec City and then flown to Boston. John N. Foram of Hartford Connecticut has a broken ankle and Bienvenido Mora of Portland Maine suffers appendicitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U.S. Coast Guard
Coos Bay
Carinthia
Quebec City
John N. Foram
Hartford
Amendment To Allow School Prayer Urged
Washington AP reports Rep. Frank J. Becker proposes a constitutional amendment to permit prayers and Bible reading in public schools. He urges speedy House action, says the issue is vital to America's future and criticizes critics as cynics seeking to sever national ties to religion. The hearings start with Becker as the first witness amid broad testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Frank J. Becker
N.Y
Congress
Becker
House
Judiciary Committee
Capitol Hill
America
Bowdoin Students Receive Over Half Million in Aid
Bowdoin College reports that students have received more than 500000 in scholarships loans and campus job earnings during the current academic year. Scholarships total 300000 loans 150000 and campus jobs 75000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Bowdoin College
Biddeford VFW selects officers in election session
William McKenney was reelected commander of the Biddeford Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Other officers named include Robert Libby senior vice commander Laurent Remillard junior vice commander Paul Lapointe quartermaster William Murphy chaplain Martin Rielly post advocate Arnold Ballard post surgeon Elvino Benamati trustee for three years. District 11 reported 100 percent membership. joint installation with the auxiliary set for May 9 at Biddeford City Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKenney
Biddeford
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Biddeford City
Robert Libby
Laurent Remillard
Paul T. Lapointe
William Murphy
Martin Rielly
Arnold Ballard
Elvino Benamati
McKenney
District 11
Wells
Lapointe
Kittery
Libby
Three Church Circles Meet in Biddeford United Church Women
Three circles of the Women's Fellowship of the United Church of Christ in Biddeford met yesterday afternoon. Circle A co led by Mrs Norman P Lundy and Mrs Harold J Staples planned an April 27 supper for the Men's Club and worked on children's table items for the church fair. Attendees included several circle members and Joseph A Haley’s guest. Circle C convened at Roberts Street with plans for a May 19 meeting at Mrs Shaw. Circle D met at Alfred Street, sharing devotions and making May baskets for shut ins as part of church fair prep. Yellowstone National Park, established by Act of Congress in 1872 and signed by President Grant, covers 3472 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Fellowship of the
United Church of Christ
Congregational
Biddeford
Norman P.lundy
Harold J. Staples
Clayton W. Cartmill
Burton S. de Frees
G. Carroll Carter
Lundy
Staples
Cartmill
deFrees
Carter
Robert Montgomiery
Shirley Parks
Harry Worden
John Moeckel
Walter Boynton
Albert Worden
Fellowship
Circle C
Reginald McAdoo
Albion M. Benton
Joseph A. Haley
Roberts Street
McAdoo
Benton
Haley
J. Burton Stride
Earle Atwood
Claude Faulkner
Ruby Packard
Fellowship Hall
Paul Larrabee
Jeanne Michaud
Charles Patrick
Wayne Hutchins
John MacDougall
Ruth Jackson
Clarence Tarr
Libby
Whitehurst
Nichols
Past Presidents Sew On Blanket At Owen-Davis Unit
Owen-Davis Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. Martha Beaudoin house to sew a blanket for the unit past presidents project. Charlene Farnham led the session. prize goes to Mrs. Hazel Emmons. Next meeting May 19 at Mrs. Florence Lewis home with several members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parley
Owen-Davis
American Legion Auxiliary
Martha Beaudoin
Beach Street
Saco
Charlene Farnham
Gilberte Lavoie
Hazel Emmons
Miss Farnham
Florence Lewis
Lawn Avenue
Irenee Parker
Juliette Rocray
Angie Cote
Priscilla Hooper
Emmons
Lavoie
Esther Cobb
Esther Booth
Eva Sherman
Helen Blanchette
Alice Milliken
Farnham
Beaudoin
Highway Safety Posters To Be Distributed In Saco
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co posters on highway safety were shown by Miss Marion Banks at a Saco Extension Service meeting in G A R Hall. Posters will be placed in public places and where teens gather. The session also covered a Civil Defense supper report and York County Extension Women’s meeting notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Mar‘ion Banks
Highway Safety
Saco Extension Service
G.A.R. Hall
Saco
Civil Defense Supper
Hazel Emmons
York County Extension Women's
Wells Grange Hall
Miss Banks
Alice Prue
Annie Caton
Biddeford High Class of 1954 plans reunion plans
Members of the Biddeford High School graduating class of 1954 met at the home of Mrs Eleanor Springer Brooks in Kennebunkport to finalize a 10th year reunion. The event is set for June 27 at the Oak Ledge Terrace Lounge in Saco, replacing the Shawmut Inn as previously reported. Attendees included Mrs Mariette Fournier, Mrs Patricia Fifield Clay, Miss Madelyn Ruel, and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Biddeford High School
Eleanor Springer Brooks
Oak Ledge Terrace
Saco
Shawmut Inn
Mariette Fournier
Patricia Fifield Clay
Madelyn Ruel
Brooks
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St. Francis
Martha Wilson
Phyllis Gray
Eugene
John Pinkham
Fred E. Clark Jr
Camp Pendleton
Cal
Clark
Eleanor E. Clark
Fred Edgecomb Clark Sr
Ferry Road
Louise Clark Webber
Auburn
Robert W. Moody
Edith Weld Peck
Jacksonville
Ill
Elsa Peverly Kimball
Canterbury
N.H
Shore Road
Ogunquit
Adolph J. Pawlowski
Lyman
Elizabeth Hartman
Beulah
Jon D. Milligan
Emelia Nadeau
Pike St
Robert
Normand
Harold B. Nash
Weymouth
Clayton W. Nash
Henry White
Old Orchard Beach
Mary S. B. White
Roger C. Nadeau
Laurette M. Perreault
Suzanne P. Sevigny
Hill St
Suzanne S
Gertrude S
Michael A
Ronald R. Perreault
Frederic L. Davis Jr
Ogunquit Village
Fof
Benjamin F. Davis
South Berwick
Frederic L. Davis
Benjamin
Isa
Bel L. Perkins
Daniel E. Crowley
Kennebunk
Isabel L. Goodwin
H. Murray Goodwin
del Mar
Calif
Perley G. Davis Biddeford
Leo B. Rowell
Maxwell F. Eveleth Sr
Old York
Anna Mosser Roberts
Kenneth Roberts
Port
Neal W. Allen
Portland
Canal National Bank
Isabel S. Goodwin
Perley G. Davis
Harry L. Merrill
Roger P
Moore
Malcolm Merrill
Noel Henaire
John E. Rice
Edmond J. Henaire
Louis J. Normandau
Eldege Parent
Wells Beach
Emma R. Normandeau
Executrix
Ella J. Thompson
F. Verrill Perkins
Wallace N. Flanders
Alanj M. Goodwin
Enid M. Goodwin
Adolph A. W. Geyer
Rozzie M. Geyer
Abbott W. Geyer
Portsmouth
Cornelia V Rathbone
Palmer
Edmond Henaire
Old
Orchard Beach
James McSweeney
Walter J. Grace Sr
Elizabeth J. Dubois
Margaret Currie
Ruth T. Walker
Harry S. Walker
Murray Stone
Bertha Turner Dayton
Howard B. Landy
Ron Howard Landy
Bronx
New York City
Armed Forces of
United States
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Mott's
Stokely Pantry
Loin End
Chuck
Chase & Sanborn Instant
Betty Crocker
Brownie
Issen
Marcal
Bonnet
Oleo
Heel TR Anil Food Stores
Bowdoin
Donna Douglas
Elly May Clampett
Biddeford Vfw Post
Ulysses S. Grant
Yellowstone National Park
Delaware
Rhode Island
Owen-Davis Unit
Biddeford High
Mobil Flame
Kinmond
Elm St
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