Saco Grange conducts third and fourth degrees
Saco Grange met in North Street hall to complete the third and fourth degrees on Arthur Ricker. A state deputy pair attended inspection night with a fashion show and dresses for a sewing contest. The group planned a Western Maine Music Festival lunch and announced Youth Night for May 12 with Miss Scammon directing.
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Saco Grange
Saco
Hall
Arthur Ricker
Claire Scammon
Margaret Chamberlain
Lebanon Grange
Rachel Smith
Jeannette Lavigne
Frances Burgess
Roberta Marden
Avis Briggs
Edna Lane
Ella Pelletier
Florence Scammon
Ceres
Myra Goodwin
Pomona
Claire Littlefield
Flora
Pearl Grant
Christine Bell
Fred Bell
Harold Hill
Harvesters
Geraldine Randall
Dawn Mary Ducharme
Gleaners
Richard Burke
Grange
Leotta
Novella Briggs
Elizabeth Ducharme
Fatima Circle April Social in Biddeford
Our Lady of Fatima Circle Daughters of Isabella held its April social last night at St John's hall on Adams Street Biddeford. A birthday cake was awarded to Mrs. Marie Begin along with many prizes to listed members. Berangere Millette chaired. A supper will accompany the next social on May 26 at 6 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Daughters of Isabella
St. John’s Hall
Adams Street
Biddeford
Marie Begin
Gabrielle Lehouillier
Rachel Laflamme
Adelle Grenier
Marie Valliere
Alberta Moulin
Jeanne Gosselin
Blanche Neault
Claire Croteau
Antoinette Vire
Marguerite Dubois
Marie Anna Dorais
Yvette Gagnon
Germaine Landry
Rita Ruel
Olivine Gregoire
Lucienne Trottier
Dorothy Belisle
Flora Lambert
Isabelle Boucher
Irene Morin
Gertrude Boutet
Gertrude Michauders
Yvonne Landry
Evelyn Gerva
Cooks Add Lemon Juice To Stewing Chicken Water
Old time cooks often added a little lemon juice to the water in which a stewing chicken was being cooked.
Seaman Apprentice William Collins on leave for Japan assignment
Seaman Apprentice William Co. Collins son of Mr and Mrs William J Collins of Kennebunk has been home on leave after basic training at Great Lakes. He will travel to San Francisco then fly to Japan to join Minesweeper U S S Epping Forest for electrician’s mate training.
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William Co. Collins
William J. Collins
York Street
Kennebunk
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
San Francisco
Japan
U.S.S. Epping Forest
Poppy Days Set In Biddeford
Poppy Days in Biddeford will run Friday and Saturday May 1 and 2. Miss Marie Jeanne Pelletier, poppy chairman of the Tighe Beaudoin Farley Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary, says volunteers will distribute memorial poppies with all proceeds aiding the auxiliary rehabilitation and child welfare committees to help veterans and their families in need. The event honors fallen and wounded during World Wars and the Korean Conflict. Poppies are made by hospitalized veterans in VA hospitals nationwide, including Togus, with 25 million poppies supplied. Approximately 125000 national volunteers participate.
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Biddeford
Marie Jeanne Pelletier
Tighe - Beaudoin - Farley
American Legion Auxiliary
Germaine Lariviere
Veterans Administration
Maine
Togus
Auxiliary
Constance Maguire Bridal Shower Held in West Kennebunk
A surprise bridal shower for Constance Maguire was hosted at Mrs. Amos Boyden 3rd home in West Kennebunk. The event honored the bride elect, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Forest Maguire, ahead of her May 23 wedding to Roscoe Tarbox. Guests admired a pink white and blue centerpiece and a bridal cake by Mrs. Amos Boyden Jr. Attendees included relatives and friends, with several unable to attend.
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West Kennebunk
Amos Boyden
Pamela Angell
Constance Maguire
Forest Maguire
Fletcher Street
Roscoe Tarbox
Boyden
Faye Pulkkinen
Pauline Dickinson
Amos Boyden Jr
Ola Maguire
Myrtle Cousens
Betty Tomas
Betsy Phillips
Mary Challis
Ernest Coombs
Alice Smith
June Johnson
Frances Taylor
Bonnie Gibson
Bertha Clough
Shirley Goulet
Anna LeBlanc
Mary Gumprecht
Pauline Coombs
Donna LeBlanc
Ellen LeBlanc
Diane Danis
Susan Jakins
Lois Danis
Jill Jakins
Priscilla Lizotte
Constance
Pulkkinen
Dickinson
Beverly Knights
Marion Maguire
Barbara Schoff
Gladys Bodwell
Helena Wentworth
Anita Wentworth
Freda Clough
Mary Tarbox
Nigeria opens first military academy in Kaduna
The Nigerian Military Academy in Kaduna begins operations to train army and navy personnel alongside academic studies. The move aims to prepare officers from a 9,000-man force, diversifying training amid regional defense needs and shifting reliance on foreign support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaduna
Nigeria
Selecting A Simple Dowels Joint Reflects Skill
A woodworking note explains the dowel joint as a simple yet professional looking method. It covers dowel types sizes and materials, alignment precision with jigs and centers, and methods to ensure glue escapes and holes are deeper than dowel length. It also describes open joints where a dowel passes through both pieces and notes visibility of ends as a trade off.
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Associated Press
Wells School Board Plans Meeting With Teachers
Wells Maine The Wells School Committee agreed to meet tonight with a teacher grievance committee to resolve alleged protests locally if the Maine Teachers Association is not represented. School board chairman Chardes Andres said teachers will present their side and seek a resolution with Superintendent Robert W Johnson after protests and prior meetings with the MTA.
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WELLS
Maine Teachers Association
MTA
Chardes Andres
Wells School Board
Robert W. Johnson
Andres
Founders Day Observed by Pi Chapter Beta Sigma Phi
Pi Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority held a Founders Day program and officer installation at Marshview Restaurant. Welcome to pledges, pledge message read from Walter Ross, and chapter highlights and awards announced. Officers installed after dinner. next meeting set for May 12 at Mrs Morse’s home.
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Scarborough
Pi Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Marshview
Grace
J. A. Servais
Robert Bergeron
Roland Provencher
Walter Ross
International
Roland Rioux
Victor Victor
Bergeron
Onald Lester
Thomas Fregeau
Russell Morse
Victor
Adrienne Heffernan
Paul Sheltra
Arthur Dickson Jr
Provencher
Heffernan
Frederick Erminelli
Servais
Marcel Levesque
Fregeau
Lester
Morse
Alfred Loignon
Biddeford
Saco
Dickson
Old Orchard Beach
Union Avenue
Defenders Rally Behind Johnson Over Beagle Photo
A few defenders joined dog lovers criticizing President Johnson for lifting beagles by the ears to pose for a photo. Bernard Workman of London defended handling dogs by their ears, while White House aides said they had seen only press stories. Critics include veterinarians and animal societies. Melvin Schlesinger calls the Barking GOP propaganda.
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New York
Johnson
Bernard Workman
London
Canine Defense League
Workman
Associated Press
George Reedy
White House
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
American Kennel Club
National Beagle Club
Melvin Schlesinger
Kansas City
Miss Lambert Wins Thornton Speech Contest
Lorra ine Lambert won first prize at Thornton Academy in the 15th annual contest with Driving Downtown. Donald Beal took second for Farmside Stories, with Peggy Powers earning honorable mention for The Cup of Service. The program featured Thornton Academy Chorale and Trio, judged by Mrs. Borden, Mrs. Nadler, and Vance Nichols, and prizes presented by headmaster Robert L. Bowie.
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Thornton Academy
Lorraine Lambert
Phyllis Diller
Donald Beal
Steve Merrill
Peggy Powers
Eliza Tay
Nancy Bowie
Man
Jones
Arson Dornay
Paula Langeiter
Robert Newman
Carol Anderson
Florence Sullivan
Reader's Digest
Jean Marston
Mandy
James Thur
Thornton Academy Chorale
Academy Trio
Helen S. Cropper
Phyllis Borden
Sylvia Nadler
Vance Nichols
Charlemagne Fournier
Robert L. Bowie
Installation Of Officers Held By Unity Lodge
Unity Lodge Knights of Pythias in Saco hall installed officers led by Hyland Dutch from Myrtle Lodge Kennebunk. New officers include Myron West as chancellor commander Patrick Lunetta vice chancellor Leroy Tibbetts prelate Harold Hill master of works Edward Berry master of arms Walter Finner guard Harry Chute outer guard Herbert Estes treasurer Adrian Brown financial secretary Laurent Benoit secretary. Distemper whitewash noted with Britannica reference.
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Unity Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Saco Hall
Hyland
Henry Smith
Robert Leach
Dorance Clark
Myrtle Lodge
Kennebunk
Myron West
Patrick Lunetta
Leroy Tibbetts
Harold Hill
Edward Berry
Walter Freeman
Harry Chute
Herbert Estes
Adrian Brown
Laurent Benoit
Freeman
Berry
West
Dowel Joint Experiment Sparks Craft Talk
A craftsman admits avoiding dowel joints as too hard but plans experiments to test them. He expects satisfaction from the neat quality they produce and anticipates enjoying the practical results of trying this method.
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